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Details for messenger / hormone: BD-8

EndoNet ID: ENH00724

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Synonyms

  • BD-8
  • hBD-8
  • DEFB-8
  • beta-defensin 8
  • defensin, beta 108
  • defensin, beta 108B
  • beta-defensin 108B

General information

  • function: antimicrobial activity [1]

Classification

Hormone function

  • immune response
    • activation

    Chemical classification

    • hormone
      • genome-encoded
        • antimicrobial peptides
          • beta-defensin family

      Composition

      Sequence 
      KFKEICERP NGSCRDFCL ETEIHVGRC 
LNSQPCCLP LGHQPRIES TTPKKD

      Links to other resources

      UniProt Q8NET1
      Ensembl ENST00000328698
      KEGG hsa:245911

      • Anatomical structure: testis

      Targets

      Cell
      No records found.
      Reference