Beta Defensin 1

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Contents 1 Function 2 Structure 3 Compartment 4 Expression 5 Laboratory 6 More General Terms 7 Internet Database 8 References

Function

• antimicrobial peptide, has bactericidal activity ( putative)
• implicated in the resistance of epithelial surfaces such as respiratory tract, urinary tract, & vagina to microbial colonization

Structure

• belongs to the beta-defensin family

Compartment

• secreted

Expression

• plasma

Laboratory

• Mass Spectroscopy: MW=3928, Electrospray

More General Terms

• beta defensin

Internet Database

OMIM: 602056
UniProt: [1]
Entrez gene: 1672

References

1. OMIM #602056
2. Entrez Gene [2]
3. UniProt [3]

beta-defensin 1 (BD-1, defensin, beta 1, hBD-1, DEFB1, BD1, HBD1)