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Defb5 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Defb5
  • Name
    defensin beta 5
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1933153
    NCBI Gene: 81007
  • Alliance
    gene page
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:19297596-19300844 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 10.35 cM, cytoband A3
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    106 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    3
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1933153
 protein coding gene Chr8:19297588-19300957 (+)
129S1/SvImJ no annotation
A/J no annotation
AKR/J no annotation
BALB/cJ no annotation
C3H/HeJ no annotation
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0033913
 protein coding gene Chr8:17267672-17270364 (+)
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 MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0033930
 protein coding gene Chr8:16647146-16651230 (+)
PWK/PhJ no annotation
SPRET/EiJ no annotation
WSB/EiJ no annotation



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DEFB4A, defensin beta 4A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DEFB4A, defensin beta 4A
  • Synonyms
    BD-2, DEFB102, DEFB2, DEFB-2, DEFB4, HBD-2, SAP1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1673
    neXtProt AC: NX_O15263
    UniProt: O15263

  • 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
    9
  • GO References
    3
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
Click cells to view annotations.
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    706
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000039785 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3249 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000110763 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 207 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000106391 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 19
    Gene Ontology 3
    Phenotypes 4
  • Earliest
    J:78153 Morrison GM, et al., Identification and characterization of a novel murine beta-defensin-related gene. Mamm Genome. 2002 Aug;13(8):445-51
  • 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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