Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 613210
Gene name Defensin beta 136
Gene symbol DEFB136
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
DEFB137
Chromosome 8
Chromosome location 8p23.1
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:0001530 Function Lipopolysaccharide binding IBA
GO:0001530 Function Lipopolysaccharide binding IDA 34481960
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0006952 Process Defense response IEA
GO:0031640 Process Killing of cells of another organism 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.
Q30KP8
Protein name Defensin beta 136 (Beta-defensin 136) (DEFB137)
Protein function Host defense peptide that exhibits antibacterial and antifungal activity (PubMed:34481960). Exhibits antimicrobial activity against E.coli, S.aureus and C.albicans (in vitro) (PubMed:34481960). Has high lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding affinity,
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF17333 DEFB136 25 75 Beta defensin 136 Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 78
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
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
NEUROTIC DISORDER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
NON-MELANOMA SKIN CARCINOMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations