Specific assembly pathway of sarcoglycans is dependent on beta- and delta-sarcoglycan

Weixing Shi, Zaili Chen, Jodi Schottenfeld, Richard C. Stahl, Louis M. Kunkel, Yiu Mo Chan

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Abstract

Mutations in sarcoglycans (SG) have been reported to cause autosomal-recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) and dilated cardiomyopathy. In skeletal and cardiac muscle, sarcoglycans exist as a complex of four transmembrane proteins (α-, β-, γ-, and δ-SG). In this study, the assembly of the sarcoglycan complex was examined in a heterologous expression system. Our results demonstrated that the assembly process occurs as a discrete stepwise process. We found that β-SG appears to play an initiating role and its association with δ-SG is essential for the proper localization of the sarcoglycan complex to the cell membrane. The incorporation of α-SG into the sarcoglycan complex occurs at the final stage by interaction with γ-SG. These findings were supported by chemical cross-linking of endogenous sarcoglycans in cultured myotubes. We have also provided evidence that glycosylation-defective mutations in β-SG and a common mutation in γ-SG (C283Y) disrupt sarcoglycan-complex formation. Our proposed model for the assembly and structure of sarcoglycans should generate important insight into their function in muscle as well as their role in muscular dystrophies and cardiomyopathies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)409-419
Number of pages11
JournalMuscle and Nerve
Volume29
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2004
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Clinical Neurology
  • Physiology (medical)
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology

Keywords

  • Cross-linking
  • Glycosylation
  • Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
  • Membrane localization
  • Sarcoglycan

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