{"symbol":"SSPN","synonyms":["DAGA5","KRAG","SPN2","NSPN","SPN1"],"name":"sarcospan","description":"This gene encodes a member of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC). The DGC spans the sarcolemma and is comprised of dystrophin, syntrophin, alpha- and beta-dystroglycans and sarcoglycans. The DGC provides a structural link between the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix of muscle cells. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":8082,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8082","proteins":[{"symbol":"SSPN_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/SSPN_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}