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Defb15 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Defb15
  • Name
    defensin beta 15
  • Synonyms
    Defb11, mBD-11
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:2179202
    NCBI Gene: 246082
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    1 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr8:22419815-22422726 bp, - strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 8, 10.64 cM, cytoband A4
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    242 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_2179202
 protein coding gene Chr8:22419813-22422728 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0033437
 protein coding gene Chr8:19759330-19762241 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0033417
 protein coding gene Chr8:19118845-19121756 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0033342
 protein coding gene Chr8:19744974-19747886 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0033413
 protein coding gene Chr8:19238854-19241765 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0033127
 protein coding gene Chr8:19939867-19942778 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0033930
 protein coding gene Chr8:20597062-20610820 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0030872
 protein coding gene Chr8:15319394-15322280 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0032453
 protein coding gene Chr8:19362616-19365530 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0033102
 protein coding gene Chr8:21416466-21419377 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0033257
 protein coding gene Chr8:19086587-19089498 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0033201
 protein coding gene Chr8:18890099-18893010 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0033346
 protein coding gene Chr8:19770397-19773308 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0033244
 protein coding gene Chr8:21031151-21035768 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0033949
 protein coding gene Chr8:19647633-19650544 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0032165
 protein coding gene Chr8:18685666-18688781 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0031998
 protein coding gene Chr8:19039687-19043635 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0032570
 protein coding gene Chr8:19838125-19841037 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DEFB106A, defensin beta 106A
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DEFB106A, defensin beta 106A
  • Synonyms
    BD-6, DEFB106, DEFB-6
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 245909
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q8N104
    UniProt: Q8N104

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1
  • Human Ortholog
    DEFB106B, defensin beta 106B
  • Synonyms
    BD-6, DEFB-6
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 503841
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q8N104
    UniProt: Q8N104

  • Chr Location
    8p23.1
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    5 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    9
  • GO References
    4
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
Click cells to view annotations.
Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    706
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000048500 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 2912 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000062586 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 345 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000059763 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 79 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • Microarray probesets 2
References
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  • Summaries
    All 22
    Gene Ontology 4
    Phenotypes 5
  • Earliest
    J:75063 Schutte BC, et al., Discovery of five conserved beta -defensin gene clusters using a computational search strategy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Feb 19;99(4):2129-33
  • Latest
    J:332494 Dong X, et al., Keratinocyte-derived defensins activate neutrophil-specific receptors Mrgpra2a/b to prevent skin dysbiosis and bacterial infection. Immunity. 2022 Jul 15;55(9):1645-1662
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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