DEFB118 explained

Beta-defensin 118 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEFB118 gene.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Further reading

• van Wetering S, Sterk PJ, Rabe KF, Hiemstra PS . Defensins: key players or bystanders in infection, injury, and repair in the lung? . The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology . 104 . 6 . 1131–8 . Dec 1999 . 10588992 . 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70004-7 . free .
• Kao CY, Chen Y, Zhao YH, Wu R . ORFeome-based search of airway epithelial cell-specific novel human [beta]-defensin genes . American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology . 29 . 1 . 71–80 . Jul 2003 . 12600824 . 10.1165/rcmb.2002-0205OC . 10.1.1.108.7808 .
• Schutte BC, Mitros JP, Bartlett JA, Walters JD, Jia HP, Welsh MJ, Casavant TL, McCray PB . Discovery of five conserved beta -defensin gene clusters using a computational search strategy . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 99 . 4 . 2129–33 . Feb 2002 . 11854508 . 122330 . 10.1073/pnas.042692699 . 2002PNAS...99.2129S . free .

Notes and References

1. Liu Q, Hamil KG, Sivashanmugam P, Grossman G, Soundararajan R, Rao AJ, Richardson RT, Zhang YL, O'Rand MG, Petrusz P, French FS, Hall SH . Primate epididymis-specific proteins: characterization of ESC42, a novel protein containing a trefoil-like motif in monkey and human . Endocrinology . 142 . 10 . 4529–39 . Oct 2001 . 11564719 . 10.1210/endo.142.10.8422 . 10283278 .
2. Yenugu S, Hamil KG, Radhakrishnan Y, French FS, Hall SH . The androgen-regulated epididymal sperm-binding protein, human beta-defensin 118 (DEFB118) (formerly ESC42), is an antimicrobial beta-defensin . Endocrinology . 145 . 7 . 3165–73 . Jul 2004 . 15033915 . 10.1210/en.2003-1698 . free .
3. Web site: Entrez Gene: DEFB118 defensin, beta 118.