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, Jul 2008]
Function:
Has antibacterial activity.
Subcellular Location:
Secreted.
Similarity:
Belongs to the beta-defensin family.
SWISS:
Q8N687
Gene ID:
245938
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 245938 Human
SwissProt: Q8N687 Human
Unigene: 380220 Human
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