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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 245932
Gene name Defensin beta 119
Gene symbol DEFB119
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
DEFB-19DEFB-20DEFB120DEFB20ESC42-RELAESC42-RELB
Chromosome 20
Chromosome location 20q11.21
Summary This gene encodes a member of the beta subfamily of defensins. Beta-defensins are antimicrobial peptides that protect tissues and organs from infection by a variety of microorganisms. This gene is found in a cluster with other beta-defensin genes on the l
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT931929 hsa-miR-203 CLIP-seq
MIRT931930 hsa-miR-758 CLIP-seq
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:0001530 Function Lipopolysaccharide binding IDA 24449502
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0006952 Process Defense response IEA
GO:0042742 Process Defense response to bacterium IEA
GO:0045087 Process Innate immune response IDA 24449502
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
615997 18099 ENSG00000180483
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q8N690
Protein name Beta-defensin 119 (Beta-defensin 120) (Beta-defensin 19) (DEFB-19) (Beta-defensin 20) (DEFB-20) (Defensin, beta 119) (Defensin, beta 120) (ESC42-RELA)
Protein function Has antibacterial activity.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF13841 Defensin_beta_2 27 → 56 Beta defensin Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Abundant expression in the male reproductive tract only. Abundant expressed in testis and the caput region of epididymis, but low in the corpus region. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15772680}.
Sequence
MKLLYLFLAILLAIEEPVISGKRHILRCMGNSGICRASCKKNEQPYLYCRNCQSCCLQSY
MRISISGKEENTDWSYEKQWPRLP
Sequence length 84
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
Reactome Pathway
Beta defensins
Defensins