Defa5 defensin alpha 5 [Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Defa5provided by RGD
Official Full Name: defensin alpha 5provided by RGD
Primary source: RGD:727951
See related: EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000030093 AllianceGenome:RGD:727951
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Rattus norvegicus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
Also known as: Defa; ratNP-1; ratNP-2
Summary: Predicted to enable protein homodimerization activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including defense response to other organism; positive regulation of interleukin-8 production; and protein homotetramerization. Predicted to be located in midbody and secretory granule. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Orthologous to several human genes including DEFA5 (defensin alpha 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Expression: Restricted expression toward (RPKM 522.4) See more
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Genomic context

Location:: 16q12.5

Exon count:: 3

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1)	16	NC_086034.1 (77044994..77047318, complement)
RS_2023_06	previous assembly	mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2)	16	NC_051351.1 (70342530..70344854, complement)
106	previous assembly	Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5)	16	NC_005115.4 (75338050..75340401, complement)

Chromosome 16 - NC_086034.1 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages
Description: 320 RNA samples isolated from 11 organs (adrenal gland, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, spleen, thymus, and testes or uterus) from both sexes of Fischer 344 rats across four developmental stages (2-, 6-, 21-, and 104-weeks-old)
BioProject: PRJNA238328
Publication: PMID 24510058
Analysis date: Mon Jun 6 17:44:12 2016

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

The data obtained may indicate involvement of genes Tlr2, Muc2, Defa in development of inflammation in the duodenum due to dysbiotic changes under conditions of prolonged hypochlorhydria.
Title: Expression of Tlr2, Defa, Muc2 genes in rat duodenal upon long-term gastric hypacidity and with multiprobiotic correction.

Submit: New GeneRIF Correction

General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables protein homodimerization activity	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in antibacterial humoral response	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in cellular response to lipopolysaccharide	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in defense response to Gram-negative bacterium	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in defense response to Gram-negative bacterium	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in defense response to Gram-positive bacterium	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in defense response to Gram-positive bacterium	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in defense response to bacterium	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to fungus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in disruption of plasma membrane integrity in another organism	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in innate immune response	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in innate immune response in mucosa	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in killing by host of symbiont cells	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in killing of cells of another organism	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-8 production	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in positive regulation of membrane permeability	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in protein homotetramerization	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in extracellular space	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in intracellular membrane-bounded organelle	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in midbody	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in secretory granule	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: neutrophil antibiotic peptide NP-2

Names: alpha-defensin 5, Paneth cell-specific; defensin NP-2; defensin, alpha 5, Paneth cell-specific; neutrophil antibiotic peptide NP-1; neutrophil defensin 1; neutrophil defensin 2

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

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.

mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_173329.3 → NP_775451.2 neutrophil antibiotic peptide NP-2 precursor

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_775451.2

Status: VALIDATED

Source sequence(s)

JAXUCZ010000016

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Q62715, Q62716

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A6IW96

Related

ENSRNOP00000018501.1, ENSRNOT00000018501.5

Conserved Domains (2) summary

pfam00323
Location:65 → 93

Defensin_1; Mammalian defensin

pfam00879
Location:1 → 51

Defensin_propep; Defensin propeptide