Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 245939
Gene name Defensin beta 128
Gene symbol DEFB128
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
DEFB-28DEFB28hBD-28
Chromosome 20
Chromosome location 20p13
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 gene
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32296183
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0006952 Process Defense response IEA
GO:0031640 Process Killing of cells of another organism IDA 15625724
GO:0042742 Process Defense response to bacterium IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
HGNC N/A HGNC
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q7Z7B8
Protein name Beta-defensin 128 (Beta-defensin 28) (DEFB-28) (Defensin, beta 128)
Protein function Has antibacterial activity.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF13841 Defensin_beta_2 23 53 Beta defensin Domain
Sequence
MKLFLVLIILLFEVLTDGARLKKCFNKVTGYCRKKCKVGERYEIGCLSGKLCCANDEEEK
KHVSFKKPHQHSGEKLSVLQDYIILPTITIFTV
Sequence length 93
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Beta defensins
Defensins
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
DEFB128-related disorder Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
OBESITY GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations