DEFB130A, Official Symbol DEFB130Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name defensin beta 130Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18107 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000232948 AllianceGenome:HGNC:18107 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 DEFB30; DEFB-30; DEFB130; DEFB130L 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 8p23. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs all