DEFB118
Sign in to saveAlso known as C20orf63, DEFB-18, ESC42, ESP13.6, defensin beta 118
Beta-defensin 118 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEFB118 gene.
Gene data
DEFB118- Name
- defensin beta 118
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- C20orf63, DEFB-18, ESC42, ESP13.6
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. Expression of this gene is regulated by androgen, and the encoded protein binds to sperm and exhibits antibacterial activity against E. coli. This gene is found in a cluster with other beta-defensin genes on the long arm of chromosome 20. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014].
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defensin beta 118
- Symbol
- DEFB118
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 20:31,368,601-31,373,923
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
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- HomoloGene ID
- 89041
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/117285
- genomic end
- 29961726
- genomic start
- 31368601
- cytogenetic location
- 20q11.21
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Beta-defensin 118 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEFB118 gene.
== References ==