Species Human Entrez 140850 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000088782 | |
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Aliases DEFB127, C20orf73, DEF-27, DEFB-27, DEFB27, bA530N10.2, hBD-27, defensin beta 127 External IDs HomoloGene: 89142 GeneCards: DEFB127 | ||
Beta-defensin 127 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEFB127 gene.
Defensins are cysteine-rich cationic polypeptides that are important in the immunologic response to invading microorganisms. The 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.
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