DEFA1B
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: DEFA1B
- Official Name: defensin alpha 1B
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 728358
- UniProt: P59665
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: N/A
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Defensin 1 and defensin 2 have antibacterial, fungicide and antiviral activities. Has antimicrobial activity against Gram- negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Defensins are thought to kill microbes by permeabilizing their plasma membrane. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15616305, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17452329}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 14166
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -7.68