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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.