DEFB132, Official Symbol DEFB132provided by HGNC Official Full Name defensin beta 132provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:33806 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000186458 AllianceGenome:HGNC:33806 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-32; DEFB32; HEL-75; UNQ827; DEFB-32; KFLL827 Summary Defensins are cysteine-rich cationic polypeptides that are important in the immunologic response to invading microorganisms. The protein encoded by this gene is secreted and is a member of the beta defensin protein family. This protein binds spermatozoa and has antimicrobial activity against E. coli. 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] Expression Restricted expression toward fat (RPKM 25.0) See more Orthologs all