Dystrophin is a rod-shaped cytoplasmic protein, and a vital part of a protein complex that connects the cytoskeleton of a muscle fiber to the surrounding extracellular matrix through the cell membrane. This complex is variously known as the costamere or the dystrophin-associated protein complex.he dystrophin gene is one of the longest human genes known, covering 2.5 megabases (0.08% of the human genome) at locus Xp21.
Bethesda is a census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just northwest of the United States capital of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in turn took its name from Jerusalem 's Pool of Bethesda.
7600 Arlington Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814. Upcoming Events. A Message From The Principal. It is with great enthusiasm that I welcome you to the Bethesda Elementary School website. I hope you will see that Bethesda Elementary is a special place for children to develop and learn. I would encourage you to visit our classrooms, school office, media center, multipurpose room, playground, and acquaint yourself with the staff members of Bethesda Elementary School.