DEFB103A, Official Symbol DEFB103Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name defensin beta 103Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:15967 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000176797 AllianceGenome:HGNC:15967 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 BD-3; HBD3; HBP3; DEFB3; HBP-3; DEFB-3; DEFB103 Summary Defensins form a family of microbicidal and cytotoxic peptides made by neutrophils. Members of the defensin family are highly similar in protein sequence. This gene encodes defensin, beta 103, an antibiotic peptide which is induced by bacteria and interferon gamma, and which displays antimicrobial activity against S. aureus, S. pyogenes, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, and C. albicans. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs all