Entrez gene ID | | 140881 |
Official gene symbol | | DEFB129 |
Full name | | defensin, beta 129 |
Aliases | | ,C20orf87,DEFB-29,DEFB29,bA530N10.3,hBD-29, |
Gene summary | | Defensins are cysteine-rich cationic polypeptides that are important in the immunologic response to invading microorganisms. The 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] |
Location | | Chromosome: 20 Locus: 20p13 |
Gene position | | 207925 - 210527 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 2603 bp |
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