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Defb13 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Defb13
  • Name
    defensin beta 13
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2179203
    NCBI Gene: 246083
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:22436778-22438866 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 10.68 cM, cytoband A4
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    22 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    17
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2179203
protein coding gene Chr8:22436771-22438866 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0033439
protein coding gene Chr8:19783361-19785431 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0033419
protein coding gene Chr8:19136715-19138829 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0033344
protein coding gene Chr8:19767616-19769698 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0033415
protein coding gene Chr8:19262486-19264568 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0033129
protein coding gene Chr8:19957837-19959931 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0033931
protein coding gene Chr8:20630683-20632759 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ no annotation
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0032455
protein coding gene Chr8:19389019-19391113 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0033104
protein coding gene Chr8:21453377-21455469 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0033259
protein coding gene Chr8:19115454-19117552 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0033203
protein coding gene Chr8:18908825-18911205 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0033348
protein coding gene Chr8:19789821-19791905 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0033246
protein coding gene Chr8:21057834-21059916 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0033950
protein coding gene Chr8:19659563-19661651 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0032167
protein coding gene Chr8:18702457-18704554 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0032000
protein coding gene Chr8:19056676-19059125 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0032571
protein coding gene Chr8:19855648-19857728 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DEFB107A, defensin beta 107A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DEFB107A, defensin beta 107A
  • Synonyms
    BD-7, DEFB107, DEFB-7
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 245910
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q8IZN7
    UniProt: Q8IZN7

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1

  • Human Ortholog
    DEFB107B, defensin beta 107B
  • Synonyms
    HsT21816
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 503614
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q8IZN7
    UniProt: Q8IZN7

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    4 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000044222 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2089 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000060587 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 452 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000060997 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 64 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • Microarray probesets 2
References
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  • Summaries
    All 18
    Gene Ontology 3
    Phenotypes 4
  • Earliest
    J:82526 Morrison GM, et al., Signal Sequence Conservation and Mature Peptide Divergence Within Subgroups of the Murine beta-Defensin Gene Family. Mol Biol Evol. 2003 Mar;20(3):460-70
  • Latest
    J:332494 Dong X, et al., Keratinocyte-derived defensins activate neutrophil-specific receptors Mrgpra2a/b to prevent skin dysbiosis and bacterial infection. Immunity. 2022 Jul 15;55(9):1645-1662

Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
03/19/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory