Gene Information
Gene NameBD1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length68
Protein NamesBeta-defensin 1 (BD-1) (hBD-1) (Defensin, beta 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBP60022
Gene CardDEFB1
Uniprot IDP60022
PfamPF00711
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityBlood plasma. Sperm. Highly expressed in the lower head and midpiece of sperm. Significantly reduced levels found in the sperms of asthenozoospermia and leukocytospermia patients (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25122636, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7628632}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1E4S  (NMR  1IJU  (X-ray  1.40A  1IJV  (X-ray  1.20A  1KJ5  (NMR  2NLB  (X-ray  1.85A  2NLC  (X-ray  1.65A  2NLD  (X-ray  1.49A  2NLE  (X-ray  1.35A  2NLF  (X-ray  1.45A  2NLG  (X-ray  1.65A  2NLH  (X-ray  1.85A  2NLP  (X-ray  1.85A  2NLQ  (X-ray  1.80A  2NLS  (X-ray  0.98A  2PLZ  (X-ray  1.36A 
DBSNP rs2738047  rs1800967  rs1800968 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7628632}. Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23938203}. Note=Associates with tumor cell membrane-derived microvesicles (PubMed:23938203). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23938203}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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