Order 64-159,181-303,493-541,544-599,603-651,655-720,749-778
SEG 7-23
,340-353
,413-467
,528-540
,754-771
,807-816
,858-872
,885-895
Function
Function in SwissProt
(Microbial infection) Alpha-dystroglycan acts as a receptor for lassa virus and lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus glycoprotein and class C new-world arenaviruses (PubMed:16254364, PubMed:19324387, PubMed:17360738). Alpha-dystroglycan acts as a Schwann cell receptor for Mycobacterium leprae, the causative organism of leprosy, but only in the presence of the G-domain of LAMA2 (PubMed:9851927).