DEFB131A defensin beta 131A [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: DEFB131Aprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name: defensin beta 131Aprovided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:18108
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000186146 AllianceGenome:HGNC:18108
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: DEFB-31; DEFB131
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 4p16. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014]
Expression: Biased expression in duodenum (RPKM 4.4), small intestine (RPKM 1.1) and 1 other tissue See more
Orthologs: all
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Genomic context

Location:: 4p16.1

Exon count:: 2

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	4	NC_000004.12 (9444414..9450666)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	4	NC_060928.1 (9464954..9471340)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	4	NC_000004.11 (9446140..9452392)

Chromosome 4 - NC_000004.12 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: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
BioProject: PRJNA270632
Publication: PMID 26076956
Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

DEFB131 induces cytokine and chemokine upregulation through the TLR2/NF-kappaB signaling pathway in RWPE-1 cells during bacterial infection and promotes an innate immune response
Title: Expression of Beta-Defensin 131 Promotes an Innate Immune Response in Human Prostate Epithelial Cells.
The protein encoded by this gene is thought to display antimicrobial activity.
Title: Cross-species analysis of the mammalian beta-defensin gene family: presence of syntenic gene clusters and preferential expression in the male reproductive tract.

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Phenotypes

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Variation

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HIV-1 interactions

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Replication interactions

Interaction	Pubs
Knockdown of defensin, beta 131 (DEFB131) by siRNA inhibits HIV-1 replication in HeLa P4/R5 cells	PubMed

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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	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in cellular response to lipoteichoic acid	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to bacterium	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in innate immune response	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in innate immune response	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of chemokine production	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of cytokine production involved in immune response	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of monocyte chemotaxis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in extracellular space	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in extracellular space	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: beta-defensin 131A

Names: beta-defensin 131; beta-defensin 31; defensin beta 131; defensin, beta 31

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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