Gene Review:
DEFB104A - defensin, beta 104A
Homo sapiens
Synonyms:
BD-4, DEFB-4, DEFB104, DEFB4, hBD-4
- beta-Defensin-3 and -4 in intestinal epithelial cells display increased mRNA expression in ulcerative colitis. Fahlgren, A., Hammarstrom, S., Danielsson, A., Hammarstrom, M.L. Clin. Exp. Immunol. (2004)
- Isolation of human beta-defensin-4 in lung tissue and its increase in lower respiratory tract infection. Yanagi, S., Ashitani, J., Ishimoto, H., Date, Y., Mukae, H., Chino, N., Nakazato, M. Respir. Res. (2005)
- Extensive normal copy number variation of a beta-defensin antimicrobial-gene cluster. Hollox, E.J., Armour, J.A., Barber, J.C. Am. J. Hum. Genet. (2003)
- Identification of multiple novel epididymis-specific beta-defensin isoforms in humans and mice. Yamaguchi, Y., Nagase, T., Makita, R., Fukuhara, S., Tomita, T., Tominaga, T., Kurihara, H., Ouchi, Y. J. Immunol. (2002)
- Identification and characterization of opsonic fibronectin in synovial fluids of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. Kay, J., Austen, K.F., Czop, J.K. Arthritis Rheum. (1991)
- Characterization of the opsonic and monocyte adherence functions of the specific fibronectin fragment that enhances phagocytosis of particulate activators. Czop, J.K., Kadish, J.L., Zepf, D.M., Austen, K.F. J. Immunol. (1985)
- Gene array expression profiling in acne lesions reveals marked upregulation of genes involved in inflammation and matrix remodeling. Trivedi, N.R., Gilliland, K.L., Zhao, W., Liu, W., Thiboutot, D.M. J. Invest. Dermatol. (2006)
- Distribution of human beta-defensin polymorphisms in various control and cystic fibrosis populations. Vankeerberghen, A., Scudiero, O., De Boeck, K., Macek, M., Pignatti, P.F., Van Hul, N., Nuytten, H., Salvatore, F., Castaldo, G., Zemkova, D., Vavrova, V., Cassiman, J.J., Cuppens, H. Genomics (2005)
- Method for preparing single-stranded DNA templates for Pyrosequencing using vector ligation and universal biotinylated primers. Groth, M., Huse, K., Reichwald, K., Taudien, S., Hampe, J., Rosenstiel, P., Birkenmeier, G., Schreiber, S., Platzer, M. Anal. Biochem. (2006)
- Expression and regulation of novel human beta-defensins in gingival keratinocytes. Premratanachai, P., Joly, S., Johnson, G.K., McCray, P.B., Jia, H.P., Guthmiller, J.M. Oral Microbiol. Immunol. (2004)