Entrez gene ID | | 1673 |
Official gene symbol | | DEFB4A |
Full name | | defensin, beta 4A |
Aliases | | ,DEFB-2,DEFB102,DEFB2,DEFB4,HBD-2,SAP1, |
Gene summary | | 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 4, an antibiotic peptide which is locally regulated by inflammation. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 8 Locus: 8p23.1-p22 |
Gene position | | 7752199 - 7754237 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 2039 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 602215 |
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