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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 728358
Gene name Defensin alpha 1B
Gene symbol DEFA1B
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
HNP-1HP-1HP1
Chromosome 8
Chromosome location 8p23.1
Summary Defensins are a family of antimicrobial and cytotoxic peptides thought to be involved in host defense. They are abundant in the granules of neutrophils and also found in the epithelia of mucosal surfaces such as those of the intestine, respiratory tract,
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:0002227 Process Innate immune response in mucosa IDA 12860195
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32296183, 34487793
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region HDA 20551380
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region HDA 27559042
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region 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
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Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
KEGG Pathway Reactome Pathway
NOD-like receptor signaling pathway Defensins
Staphylococcus aureus infection Alpha-defensins
Transcriptional misregulation in cancer Neutrophil degranulation