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Defa4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Defa4
  • Name
    defensin, alpha, 4
  • Synonyms
    Crp4, Defcr4
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:99584
    NCBI Gene: 13238
  • Alliance
    gene page
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Genome coordinates not available from the current reference assembly.
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, Syntenic
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
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
    DEFA4, defensin alpha 4
  • Synonyms
    DEF4, HNP-4, HP4, HP-4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1669
    neXtProt AC: NX_P12838
    UniProt: P12838

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1; chr8:6935820-6938306 (-)  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
    4 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    24
  • GO References
    9
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
    9
  • Tissues
    4
  • cDNA Data
    3
  • Literature Summary
    4
  • Other Mouse Links
    GEO
Sequences &
Gene Models
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  • All Sequences
    7
  • RefSeq
    2
  • UniProt
    1
Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic AF178040 GenBank | ENA | DDBJ | MGI Sequence Detail 2190 129X1/SvJ ±  kb
transcript NM_010039 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 372 Not Specified  
polypeptide P28311 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 92 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 7
    cDNA 3
    Primer pair 2
    Other 2

    Microarray probesets 1
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-16366
References
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  • Summaries
    All 34
    Developmental Gene Expression 4
    Gene Ontology 9
    Phenotypes 4
  • 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:345976 Langst N, et al., Cysteine-Rich LIM-Only Protein 4 (CRP4) Promotes Atherogenesis in the ApoE(-/-) Mouse Model. Cells. 2022 Apr 17;11(8)
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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