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Defb48 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Defb48
  • Name
    defensin beta 48
  • Synonyms
    EG432867
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:3646223
    NCBI Gene: 432867
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:63214974-63221959 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 33.23 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    248 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_3646223
 protein coding gene Chr14:63214973-63221959 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200026224
 protein coding gene Chr14:51814985-51822108 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195029902
 protein coding gene Chr14:51990997-51997926 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220028317
 protein coding gene Chr14:51338415-51345344 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180032701
 protein coding gene Chr14:51612906-51619835 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175032822
 protein coding gene Chr14:53350817-53357939 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215045669
 protein coding gene Chr14:51542234-51549220 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019395
 protein coding gene Chr14:54121848-54128701 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005038854
 protein coding gene Chr14:53278025-53285009 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210037932
 protein coding gene Chr14:51978912-51985841 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185030993
 protein coding gene Chr14:57148614-57155735 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205025213
 protein coding gene Chr14:51496421-51503350 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000038385
 protein coding gene Chr14:68341926-68348831 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230032952
 protein coding gene Chr14:69178188-69185311 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190029962
 protein coding gene Chr14:51773650-51780579 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225044960
 protein coding gene Chr14:59515804-59522733 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010045998
 protein coding gene Chr14:51228221-51235131 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010030162
 protein coding gene Chr14:54709952-54718491 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005035994
 protein coding gene Chr14:51225643-51232625 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DEFB109B, defensin beta 109B
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DEFB109B, defensin beta 109B
  • Synonyms
    DEF109P1B, DEFB-109, DEFB109, DEFB109P1B, HBD9
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 641517
    UniProt: Q30KR1

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1; chr8:7309535-7320096 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    5 phenotype references
  • All Mutations and Alleles
    9
  • Chemically induced (other)
    1
  • Gene trapped
    5
  • Targeted
    3
  • Genomic Mutations
    1 involving Defb48
  • Find Mice (IMSR)
    1 strains or lines available
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    4
  • 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
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
    5
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 432867 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6986 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_001037751 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 444 C57BL/6  
polypeptide NP_001032840 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 87 C57BL/6  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    2 Sequences
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR001855 Beta-defensin-like domain
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 5
    cDNA 5

    Microarray probesets 1
References
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  • Summaries
    All 21
    Gene Ontology 3
    Phenotypes 5
  • Earliest
    J:86696 Zambrowicz BP, et al., Wnk1 kinase deficiency lowers blood pressure in mice: a gene-trap screen to identify potential targets for therapeutic intervention. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Nov 25;100(24):14109-14
  • Latest
    J:156769 Amid C, et al., Manual annotation and analysis of the defensin gene cluster in the C57BL/6J mouse reference genome. BMC Genomics. 2009;10:606
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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