Protein Name defensin, alpha, 4
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 13238
Gene Symbol

Defa4

UniProt P28311 (DEFA4_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 16
Total Number of Articles : 10
Description

defensin, alpha, 4

Gene Summary

Enables phospholipid binding activity. Involved in killing of cells of another organism. Acts upstream of or within antibacterial humoral response and disruption of plasma membrane integrity in another organism. Located in extracellular space. Is expressed in duodenum and ileum. Orthologous to several human genes including DEFA6 (defensin alpha 6). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • defensin alpha 4
  • alpha-defensin 4
  • alpha-defensin, 28
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Properties