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Symbol DEFB129 contributors: - updated : 11-02-2004
HGNC name defensin, beta 129
HGNC id 16218
Location 20p13      Physical location : 207.924 - 210.526
Synonym symbol(s) DEFB-29, C20orf87, bA530N10.3
DNA
TYPE functioning gene
SPECIAL FEATURE component of a cluster
STRUCTURE 2.00 kb     2 Exon(s)
10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
Map see DEFB20p@
RNA
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
EXPRESSION
Type restricted
constitutive of
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
reproductiveepididymis    
Reproductivemale systemmale genital tract   
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Reproductiveepithelial cell
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion seminal fluid
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • signal peptide
  • cysteine core structure
  • HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY beta-defensin family
    CATEGORY regulatory
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
    basic FUNCTION playing a role in sperm maturation and in the proinflammatory response
    CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS