beta-defensin 1; BD-1; hBD-1; defensin, beta 1 (DEFB1, BD1, HBD1)

Function

• antimicrobial peptide, has bactericidal activity (putative)
• implicated in the resistance of epithelial surfaces such as respiratory tract, urinary tract, & vagina to microbial colonization

Structure

belongs to the beta-defensin family

Compartment

secreted

Expression

plasma

Laboratory

• Mass Spectroscopy: MW=3928, Electrospray

More general terms

• beta defensin
• human longevity protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=1672
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:1672
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/602056
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P60022.html