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DEFB123(?-67) [extracellular region]
Stable Identifier
R-HSA-1471305
Type
Protein [EntityWithAccessionedSequence]
Species
Homo sapiens
Compartment
extracellular region
Synonyms
Beta-defensin 123, DEFB123, DB123_HUMAN, Beta defensin-23
Locations in the PathwayBrowser
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Immune System (Homo sapiens)
Innate Immune System (Homo sapiens)
Antimicrobial peptides (Homo sapiens)
Defensins (Homo sapiens)
Beta defensins (Homo sapiens)
Beta-defensins are secreted (Homo sapiens)
Beta-defensins [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
DEFB123(?-67) [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
Beta-defensins bind microbial membranes causing disruption (Homo sapiens)
Beta-defensins [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
DEFB123(?-67) [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
Beta-defensins:anionic phospholipids [plasma membrane] (Homo sapiens)
Beta-defensins [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
DEFB123(?-67) [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
External Reference Information
External Reference
UniProt:Q8N688 DEFB123
Gene Names
DEFB123, DEFB23, UNQ1963/PRO4485
Chain
signal peptide:1-20, peptide:21-67
Reference Genes
BioGPS Gene:245936 DEFB123
COSMIC - genes:DEFB123 DEFB123
CTD Gene:245936 DEFB123
dbSNP Gene:245936 DEFB123
ENSEMBL:ENSG00000180424 DEFB123
HGNC:18103 DEFB123
KEGG:hsa:245936 DEFB123
Monarch:245936 DEFB123
NCBI Gene:245936 DEFB123
OMIM:616076 DEFB123
UCSC:Q8N688 DEFB123
Reference Transcript
RefSeq:NM_153324.4 DEFB123
Other Identifiers
11728072_a_at
11747217_a_at
16912304
229772_PM_at
229772_at
245936
3881252
3881253
3881257
3881258
76307_at
8061519
A_14_P102844
A_23_P356694
GE545343
GO:0002376
GO:0005576
GO:0006952
GO:0042742
GO:0045087
GO:0050829
GO:0098542
HMNXSV003006581
Hs.122509.0.A1_3p_at
ILMN_1722538
PH_hs_0006852
TC20000187.hg
Participates
as a candidate of
Beta-defensins [extracellular region] (Homo sapiens)
Other forms of this molecule
DEFB123(?-67) [Golgi lumen]
DEFB123(1-67) [Golgi lumen]
Inferred To
DEFB123 [extracellular region]
(Bos taurus)
DEFB123 [extracellular region]
(Sus scrofa)
Defb36 [extracellular region]
(Mus musculus)
DEFB123(?-67) [extracellular region]
(Rattus norvegicus)
Cross References
RefSeq
NP_697019.1
ENSEMBL
ENST00000376309
,
ENSP00000365486
,
ENSG00000180424
OpenTargets
ENSG00000180424
GeneCards
DEFB123
HPA
ENSG00000180424-DEFB123
PRO
Q8N688
Pharos - Targets
Q8N688
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