DEFB127 defensin beta 127 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: DEFB127provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: defensin beta 127provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:16206
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000088782 AllianceGenome:HGNC:16206
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: DEF-27; DEFB27; hBD-27; DEFB-27; C20orf73; bA530N10.2
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 genes are found in several clusters throughout the genome, with this gene mapping to a cluster at 20p13. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014]
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Genomic context

Location:: 20p13

Exon count:: 2

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	20	NC_000020.11 (157454..159163)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	20	NC_060944.1 (199981..201681)
105.20220307	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	20	NC_000020.10 (138095..139804)

Chromosome 20 - NC_000020.11 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Genome-wide association study on coronary artery disease in type 1 diabetes suggests beta-defensin 127 as a risk locus.
Title: Genome-wide association study on coronary artery disease in type 1 diabetes suggests beta-defensin 127 as a risk locus.
The protein encoded by this gene is thought to display antimicrobial activity.
Title: Distribution of new human beta-defensin genes clustered on chromosome 20 in functionally different segments of epididymis.
Observational study of gene-disease association and gene-gene interaction. (HuGE Navigator)
Title: Polymorphisms in innate immunity genes and risk of childhood leukemia.
Observational study of gene-disease association. (HuGE Navigator)
Title: Risk of meningioma and common variation in genes related to innate immunity.

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Phenotypes

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Variation

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to Gram-negative bacterium	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to bacterium	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in innate immune response	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in cellular_component	ND No biological Data available more info
located_in extracellular region	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: beta-defensin 127

Names: beta-defensin 27

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.