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Defa2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Defa2
  • Name
    defensin, alpha, 2
  • Synonyms
    CR2, Defcr2, Defcr-2
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:21868533-21869511 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, Syntenic
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • Strain Annotations
    1
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_94882
protein coding gene Chr8:21868531-21869511 (+)
129S1/SvImJ no annotation
A/J no annotation
AKR/J no annotation
BALB/cJ no annotation
C3H/HeJ no annotation
C57BL/6NJ no annotation
CAROLI/EiJ no annotation
CAST/EiJ no annotation
CBA/J no annotation
DBA/2J no annotation
FVB/NJ no annotation
LP/J no annotation
NOD/ShiLtJ no annotation
NZO/HlLtJ no annotation
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DEFA1, defensin alpha 1
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    6
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DEFA1, defensin alpha 1
  • Synonyms
    DEF1, DEFA2, HNP-1, HP1, HP-1, MRS
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1667
    neXtProt AC: NX_P59665
    UniProt: P59665

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1; chr8:6977649-6980092 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    DEFA1B, defensin alpha 1B
  • Synonyms
    HNP-1, HP1, HP-1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 728358
    neXtProt AC: NX_P59665
    UniProt: P59665

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1; chr8:6996766-6999198 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    DEFA3, defensin alpha 3
  • Synonyms
    DEF3, HNP3, HNP-3, HP3, HP-3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1668
    neXtProt AC: NX_P59666
    UniProt: P59666

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1; chr8:7015869-7018297 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    DEFA5, defensin alpha 5
  • Synonyms
    DEF5, HD-5
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1670
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q01523
    UniProt: Q01523

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1; chr8:7055304-7056739 (-)  GRCh38

  • Human Ortholog
    DEFA6, defensin alpha 6
  • Synonyms
    DEF6, HD-6
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1671
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q01524
    UniProt: Q01524

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1; chr8:6924697-6926076 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype reference
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
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 100294660 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 979 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_001195634 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 424 ZRU/MplStud  
polypeptide P28309 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 93 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 3
    Genomic 1
    cDNA 2

    Microarray probesets 1
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-8823, MGD-MRK-8826
References
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  • Summaries
    All 21
    Developmental Gene Expression 1
    Gene Ontology 4
    Phenotypes 1
  • Earliest
    J:17286 Selsted ME, et al., Enteric defensins: antibiotic peptide components of intestinal host defense. J Cell Biol. 1992 Aug;118(4):929-36
  • 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

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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