DEFB104A defensin beta 104A [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: DEFB104Aprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name: defensin beta 104Aprovided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:18115
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000176782 AllianceGenome:HGNC:18115
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-4; DEFB4; hBD-4; DEFB-4; DEFB104
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. Chromosome 8p23 contains at least two copies of the duplicated beta-defensin cluster. This duplication results in two identical copies of defensin, beta 104, DEFB104A and DEFB104B, in head-to-head orientation. This gene, DEFB104A, represents the more centromeric copy. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]
Expression: Low expression observed in reference dataset See more
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Genomic context

Location:: 8p23.1

Exon count:: 2

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	8	NC_000008.11 (7836436..7841242)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	8	NC_060932.1 (11982449..11987259)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	8	NC_000008.10 (7693958..7698764)

Chromosome 8 - NC_000008.11 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
BioProject: PRJEB4337
Publication: PMID 24309898
Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Expression of hBD-1, hBD-2, hBD-3, and hBD-4 in healthy and chronic periodontitis gingiva.
Title: The expression of human β-defensins (hBD-1, hBD-2, hBD-3, hBD-4) in gingival epithelia.
there is a significant link between innate immunity deregulation through disruption of cationic peptides (hBDs) and the potential development of colon cancer.
Title: Expression and new exon mutations of the human Beta defensins and their association on colon cancer development.
Beta-defensin 104 displays antimicrobial activity against S. carnosus, E. coli, S. cerevisiae, and P. aeruginosa (strong).
Title: Human beta-defensin 4: a novel inducible peptide with a specific salt-sensitive spectrum of antimicrobial activity.
TFF3 activated the epithelial cells in culture to produce beta defensins 2 (hBD2) and beta defensins 4
Title: Trefoil factor 3 isolated from human breast milk downregulates cytokines (IL8 and IL6) and promotes human beta defensin (hBD2 and hBD4) expression in intestinal epithelial cells HT-29.
Data suggest an activation of b-defensin-4 induction, in human knee meniscus by the osteoarthritis inflammatory process as a result of an endogenous antibiotic defense mechanism accompanied by an intrinsic effort of tissue remodeling.
Title: Expression of β-defensin-4 in "an in vivo and ex vivo model" of human osteoarthritic knee meniscus.
Our results suggest that copy number variation of DEFB4 may not contribute to the pathogenesis of Behcet's disease.
Title: Copy number variation of β-defensin genes in Behçet's disease.
Analysis of the DEFB4 promoter region shows remarkably high density of sequence variabilities.
Title: Both copy number and sequence variations affect expression of human DEFB4.
The variations in the genes encoding human beta-defensin-1 and -2 may be associated with the risk of severe acute pancreatitis.
Title: Polymorphisms of beta defensins are associated with the risk of severe acute pancreatitis.
Data show that beta-defensin cluster (DEFB4, DEFB103 and DEFB104) varied between 2 and 9 copies per genome, and high copy numbers (>4) were underrepresented among patients, suggesting that increased copy numbers could protect from CD.
Title: Analysis of beta-defensin and Toll-like receptor gene copy number variation in celiac disease.
We report here the application of small ubiquitin-related modifier (SUMO) fusion technology to the expression and purification of cationic antibacterial peptide hBD4.
Title: Production of bioactive human beta-defensin-4 in Escherichia coli using SUMO fusion partner.

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Phenotypes

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Variation

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables chemoattractant activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in cellular response to phorbol 13-acetate 12-myristate	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to Gram-negative bacterium	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to Gram-positive bacterium	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in defense response to Gram-positive bacterium	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
involved_in innate immune response	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in monocyte chemotaxis	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in positive chemotaxis	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in extracellular region	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: beta-defensin 104

Names: defensin, beta 4

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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