| Primary information |
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| ID | 17176 |
| Uniprot ID | P60022 |
| Description | Beta-defensin 1 (BD-1) (hBD-1) (Defensin; beta 1) |
| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Txonomy | Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates); Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Dipnotetrapodomorpha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Boreoeutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Simiiformes; Catarrhini; Hominoidea (apes); Hominidae (great apes); Homininae; Homo; Homo sapiens (Human) |
| Subcellular Location | Secreted |
| Developmental Stage | NA |
| Similarity | NA |
| Tissue Specificity | Blood plasma. Sperm. Highly expressed in the lower head and midpiece of sperm. Significantly reduced levels found in the sperms of asthenozoospermia and leukocytospermia patients |
| Post Translational Modification | NA |
| Function | Has bactericidal activity. May act as a ligand for C-C chemokine receptor CCR6. Positively regulates the sperm motility and bactericidal activity in a CCR6-dependent manner. Binds to CCR6 and triggers Ca2+ mobilization in the sperm which is important for its motility |
| Length | 68 |
| Molecular Weight | 7420 |
| Name | NA |
| Sequence | NA |
| Sequence map | NA |
| PDB ID | NA |
| Drugpedia | NA |
| Receptor | P51684 |
| Domain | NA |
| Pharmaceutical Use | NA
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