{"symbol":"DEFB128","synonyms":["DEFB-28","HBD-28","DEFB28"],"name":"defensin, beta 128","description":"Defensins are cysteine-rich cationic polypeptides that are important in the immunologic response to invading microorganisms. The antimicrobial protein encoded by this gene is secreted and is a member of the beta defensin protein family. Beta defensin genes are found in several clusters throughout the genome, with this gene mapping to a cluster at 20p13. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":245939,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/245939","proteins":[{"symbol":"DB128_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/DB128_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Defensins","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Defensins"}]}