Entrez gene ID | | 245938 |
Official gene symbol | | DEFB125 |
Full name | | defensin, beta 125 |
Aliases | | ,DEFB-25,MGC57449, |
Gene summary | | Defensins are cysteine-rich cationic polypeptides that are important in the host 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 | | 68351 - 77296 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 8946 bp |
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