Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP04808
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Neutrophil defensin 4
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Defensin, alpha 4
  2. HNP-4
  3. HP-4
Gene Name DEFA4
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in defense response
Specific Function Has antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative bacteria, and to a lesser extent also against Gram-positive bacteria and fungi. Protects blood cells against infection with HIV-1 (in vitro). Inhibits corticotropin (ACTH)-stimulated corticosterone production
GO Classification
Component
extracellular region
extracellular region part
extracellular space
Process
defense response
response to stimulus
response to stress
Cellular Location
  1. Secreted
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:8
Locus 8p23
SNPs DEFA4
Gene Sequence
>294 bp
ATGAGGATTATCGCCCTCCTCGCTGCTATTCTCTTGGTAGCCCTCCAGGTCCGGGCAGGC
CCACTCCAGGCAAGAGGTGATGAGGCTCCAGGCCAGGAGCAGCGTGGGCCAGAAGACCAG
GACATATCTATTTCCTTTGCATGGGATAAAAGCTCTGCTCTTCAGGTTTCAGGCTCAACA
AGGGGCATGGTCTGCTCTTGCAGATTAGTATTCTGCCGGCGAACAGAACTTCGTGTTGGG
AACTGCCTCATTGGTGGTGTGAGTTTCACATACTGCTGCACGCGTGTCGATTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 97
Molecular Weight 10504.0
Theoretical pI 8.11
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • ["1-19"]
Transmembrane Regions
  • ["None"]
Protein Sequence
>Neutrophil defensin 4
MRIIALLAAILLVALQVRAGPLQARGDEAPGQEQRGPEDQDISISFAWDKSSALQVSGST
RGMVCSCRLVFCRRTELRVGNCLIGGVSFTYCCTRVD
GenBank ID Protein 665927
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P12838
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name DEF4_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID U18745
GeneCard ID DEFA4
GenAtlas ID DEFA4
HGNC ID HGNC:2763
References
General References Not Available