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Defensin, alpha 5 (DEFA5) also known as human alpha defensin 5 (HD5) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEFA5 gene. DEFA5 is expressed in the Paneth cells of the ileum.
Function, Structure & Gene and tissue distribution
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFA5 | Aliases | DEFA5, DEF5, HD-5, defensin alpha 5, alpha defensin 5 | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Available structures | Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1ZMP, 2LXZ, 2MIT, 3I5W, 4E82, 4E83, 4E86, 4RBW, 4RBX, 5CUM, 5CUJ, 5CUI | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Band | 8p23.1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Band | 8 A2|8 | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | duodenum | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | gonad | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | testicle | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | appendix | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | gastric mucosa | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | right lung | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | transverse colon | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | lymph node | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | rectum | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | blood | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | ileum | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | jejunum | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | embryo | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | colon | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | pancreas | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | thymus | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | esophagus | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | liver | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Bgee | stomach | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | BioGPS | More reference expression data | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Chr. | Chromosome 8 (human) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Chr. | Chromosome 8 (mouse) | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Databases | NCBI: entry; OMA: entry | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | End | 7,056,739 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | End | 21,556,012 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| DEFA5 | Ensembl | ENSG00000164816 ENSG00000285251 | 1.00 | infobox |
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