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Defb46 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Defb46
  • Name
    defensin beta 46
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:19289932-19292159 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 10.35 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    263 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_3646525
protein coding gene Chr8:19289932-19292159 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200029131
protein coding gene Chr8:16095661-16097858 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195041586
protein coding gene Chr8:16518740-16520937 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220030427
protein coding gene Chr8:16288010-16290235 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180024095
protein coding gene Chr8:16139096-16141287 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175036739
protein coding gene Chr8:16317149-16319346 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215023665
protein coding gene Chr8:16260053-16262280 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ no annotation
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005017967
protein coding gene Chr8:16088192-16097892 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210041549
protein coding gene Chr8:16155985-16158178 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185006445
protein coding gene Chr8:16283785-16285982 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205017585
protein coding gene Chr8:16165272-16167469 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000031342
protein coding gene Chr8:16192957-16195144 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230017986
protein coding gene Chr8:18368564-18370781 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190028876
protein coding gene Chr8:16288233-16290430 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225041882
protein coding gene Chr8:26223460-26225687 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010026053
protein coding gene Chr8:16162996-16165223 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010013133
protein coding gene Chr8:16400200-16402404 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005018481
protein coding gene Chr8:16229898-16232113 (+)



Homology
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Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    1 phenotype reference
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
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 574081 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2228 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_001025351 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 174 Not Specified  
polypeptide NP_001020522 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 57 Not Specified  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    2 Sequences
Molecular
Reagents
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  • Microarray probesets 1
References
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  • Summaries
    All 11
    Phenotypes 1
  • Earliest
    J:101568 Patil AA, et al., Cross-species analysis of the mammalian beta-defensin gene family: presence of syntenic gene clusters and preferential expression in the male reproductive tract. Physiol Genomics. 2005 Sep 21;23(1):5-17
  • 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
09/08/2026
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