Home › Words › S › sarcoglycansarcoglycansarcoglycan means any of a family of transmembrane proteins involved in the protein complex responsible for connecting the muscle fibre cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix, preventing damage to the muscle fibre sarcolemma through shearing forces.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sarcoglycan ranks #26,300 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sarco- + glycan.nounAny of a family of transmembrane proteins involved in the protein complex responsible for connecting the muscle fibre cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix, preventing damage to the muscle fibre sarcolemma through shearing forces.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sarcolemmic 61% match — Of or relating to a sarcolemma. vs sarcoglycan →sarcolemmal 60% match — Of or relating to a sarcolemma vs sarcoglycan →sarcoplasm 58% match — The interfibrillar cytoplasm of striated muscle vs sarcoglycan →dystroglycan 57% match — A glycoprotein associated with dystrophin. vs sarcoglycan →sarcoblastic 57% match — Relating to the sarcoblast. vs sarcoglycan →sarcomerogenic 57% match — Relating to sarcomerogenesis vs sarcoglycan →calsarcin 56% match — Any of a family of sarcomeric calcineurin-binding proteins. vs sarcoglycan →sarcoplasmic 55% match — Of or pertaining to the sarcoplasm. vs sarcoglycan →