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Dystrophin and the membrane skeleton
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Dystrophin and the membrane skeleton

James M Ervasti and Kevin P Campbell
Current opinion in cell biology, Vol.5(1), pp.82-87
1993
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(05)80012-2
PMID: 8448034

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Abstract

Recent studies have confirmed several predictions concerning the structure and possible function of dystrophin, including a direct interaction with F-actin and an indirect interaction with laminin via linkage through a transmembrane protein complex. The results of the past year support a role for dystrophin in linking the actin cytoskeleton with the extracellular matrix in striated muscle, but they have not explained its function in other tissues.

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