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Designing a Western blot for Neutrophil defensin 1? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the DEFA1 Western Blot Guide1 Citations
Facts about Neutrophil defensin 1.
Defensins are believed to kill microbes by permeabilizing their plasma membrane. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | DEFA1 |
| Uniprot: | P59665 |
| Entrez: | 1667 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| alpha-defensin family |

alpha 2; alphaDefensin 1; alpha-Defensin 1; DEF1; DEF1DEFA1B; DEFA1; DEFA2; defensin, alpha 1, myeloid-related sequence; defensin, alpha 1HP-1; HNP-1; HNP-1HP1; HP1; MRS; MRSMGC138393; myeloid-related sequence; neutrophil defensin 1
Mass (kDA):
10.201 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 8p23.1 |
| Sequence: | 8; NC_000008.11 (6977649..6980120, complement) |
Secreted.




PMID: 3174637 by Daher K.A., et al. Isolation and characterization of human defensin cDNA clones.
PMID: 3370315 by Mars W.M., et al. A myeloid-related sequence that localizes to human chromosome 8q21.1- 22.