DEFB128, Official Symbol DEFB128provided by HGNC Official Full Name defensin beta 128provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18106 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000185982 AllianceGenome:HGNC:18106 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as DEFB28; hBD-28; DEFB-28 Summary Defensins are cysteine-rich cationic polypeptides that are important in the immunologic response to invading microorganisms. The antimicrobial protein encoded by this gene is secreted and is a member of the beta defensin protein family. Beta defensin genes are found in several clusters throughout the genome, with this gene mapping to a cluster at 20p13. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014] Orthologs mouse all