DEFB108B, Official Symbol DEFB108Bprovided by HGNC Official Full Name defensin beta 108Bprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:29966 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000184276 AllianceGenome:HGNC:29966 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as hBD-8; DEFB-8 Summary Defensins form a family of antimicrobial and cytotoxic peptides made by neutrophils. Defensins are short, processed peptide molecules that are classified by structure into three groups: alpha-defensins, beta-defensins and theta-defensins. All beta-defensin genes are densely clustered in four to five syntenic chromosomal regions. A pseudogene of this gene has been found on chromosome 8. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs all