DEFB131A, Official Symbol DEFB131Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name defensin beta 131Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18108 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000186146 AllianceGenome:HGNC:18108 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 DEFB-31; DEFB131 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 4p16. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014] Expression Biased expression in duodenum (RPKM 4.4), small intestine (RPKM 1.1) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs all