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Defb6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Defb6
  • Name
    defensin beta 6
  • Synonyms
    mBD-6
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2151044
    NCBI Gene: 116746
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:19275494-19278225 bp, + strand
    From NCBI 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
    243 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2151044
 protein coding gene Chr8:19275494-19278225 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200028794
 protein coding gene Chr8:16081205-16083935 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195041504
 protein coding gene Chr8:16504284-16507014 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220029491
 protein coding gene Chr8:16273571-16276302 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180023880
 protein coding gene Chr8:16124640-16127370 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175036652
 protein coding gene Chr8:16302694-16305424 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215023477
 protein coding gene Chr8:16245616-16248347 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ no annotation
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005018557
 protein coding gene Chr8:16073725-16076474 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210041526
 protein coding gene Chr8:16141530-16144260 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185006440
 protein coding gene Chr8:16269329-16272059 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205017576
 protein coding gene Chr8:16150816-16153546 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000031231
 protein coding gene Chr8:16165688-16168416 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230023380
 protein coding gene Chr8:18354124-18356855 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190028844
 protein coding gene Chr8:16273777-16276507 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225041952
 protein coding gene Chr8:26209022-26211753 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010026044
 protein coding gene Chr8:16148697-16151459 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010013123
 protein coding gene Chr8:16385683-16388431 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005018457
 protein coding gene Chr8:16215458-16218189 (+)



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, DEFB-2, DEFB2, DEFB4, HBD-2, SAP1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1673
    UniProt: O15263

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1
  • Human Ortholog
    DEFB4B, defensin beta 4B
  • Synonyms
    DEFB4P
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 100289462

  • Chr Location
    8
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    4 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    14
  • GO References
    7
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
membraneless 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
    597
  • cDNA Data
    4
  • Literature Summary
    1
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 116746 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2732 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_054074 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 323 Not Specified  
polypeptide Q91VD6 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 63 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 5
    Genomic 1
    cDNA 4

    Microarray probesets 2
References
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  • Summaries
    All 27
    Developmental Gene Expression 1
    Gene Ontology 7
    Phenotypes 4
  • Earliest
    J:71039 Yamaguchi Y, et al., A novel mouse beta-defensin, mBD-6, predominantly expressed in skeletal muscle. J Biol Chem. 2001 Aug 24;276(34):31510-4
  • 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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