Gene Symbol | DEFB129 |
Entrez Gene ID | 140881 |
Full Name | defensin beta 129 |
Synonyms | C20orf87,DEFB-29,DEFB29,bA530N10.3,hBD-29 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
Summary | Defensins are cysteine-rich cationic polypeptides that are important in the immunologic response to invading microorganisms. The antimicrobial protein encoded by this gene is secreted and is a member of the beta defensin protein family. Beta defensin genes are found in several clusters throughout the genome, with this gene mapping to a cluster at 20p13. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014]. |