Defensin, beta 1

DEFB1
Available structures
PDBHuman UniProt search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
Aliases DEFB1, BD1, DEFB-1, DEFB101, HBD1, defensin beta 1
External IDs HomoloGene: 88476 GeneCards: DEFB1
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

1672

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Ensembl

ENSG00000164825

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UniProt

P60022

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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005218

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RefSeq (protein)

NP_005209.1

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Location (UCSC) Chr 8: 6.87 – 6.88 Mb n/a
PubMed search [1] n/a
Wikidata
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Beta-defensin 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEFB1 gene.[2][3]

Defensins form a family of microbicidal and cytotoxic peptides made by neutrophils. Members of the defensin family are highly similar in protein sequence. This gene encodes defensin, beta 1, an antimicrobial peptide implicated in the resistance of epithelial surfaces to microbial colonization. This gene maps in close proximity to defensin family member defensin, alpha 1, and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis.[3]

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. Bensch KW, Raida M, Magert HJ, Schulz-Knappe P, Forssmann WG (Sep 1995). "hBD-1: a novel beta-defensin from human plasma". FEBS Lett. 368 (2): 331–5. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(95)00687-5. PMID 7628632.
  3. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: DEFB1 defensin, beta 1".

Further reading


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