Protein Name defensin beta 4B
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 100289462
Gene Symbol

DEFB4B

UniProt O15263 (DFB4A_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 56
Total Number of Articles : 57
Description

defensin beta 4B

Gene Summary

Defensins form a family of microbicidal and cytotoxic peptides made by neutrophils. Members of the defensin family are highly similar in protein sequence. This gene encodes defensin, beta 4, an antibiotic peptide which is locally regulated by inflammation. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]

synonyms
  • beta-defensin 4B
  • beta defensin 2
  • defensin, beta 4, pseudogene
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Properties