{"symbol":"DEFB136","synonyms":["DEFB137"],"name":"defensin, beta 136","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 8p23. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2014]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":613210,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/613210","proteins":[{"symbol":"DB136_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/DB136_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Defensins","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Defensins"}]}