Dystrophin (UniProt P11532) is encoded by the DMD (also known as BMD, CMD3B, DXS142, DXS164, DXS206, DXS230, DXS239, DXS268, DXS269, DXS270, DXS272, MRX85) gene (Gene ID 1756) in human. Dystrophin is localized to the inner part of the muscle fiber cell membrane (sarcolemma) and plays an important role in stabilizing the muscle fiber against the mechanical forces of muscle contraction by providing a shock-absorbing connection between the cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by gene mutations that disrupt the open reading frame (ORF) and prevent the full translation of dystrophin. ORF restoration by exon skipping using antisense oligonucleotides is designed to transform the DMD phenotype to that of the milder disorder, Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), which is typically caused by in-frame dystrophin deletions that allow the production of an internally deleted, but partially functional dystrophin.
Synonyms: Dystrophin
Application: Research Sub CategoryAdhesion (CAMs)
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