DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating DEFA1B and mite infestation

DEFA1B [ENSP00000372136]

Neutrophil defensin 1; Defensin 1 and defensin 2 have antibacterial, fungicide and antiviral activities. Has antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Defensins are thought to kill microbes by permeabilizing their plasma membrane.

Synonyms:  DEFA1B,  DEFA1Bp,  hDEFA1B,  DEFA1,  P59665 ...

Linkouts:  STRING  Pharos  UniProt