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DEFB126

defensin beta 126, the group of Defensins, beta

Basic information

Region (hg38): 20:142589-145751

Previous symbols: [ "C20orf8" ]

Links

ENSG00000125788NCBI:81623OMIM:620131HGNC:15900Uniprot:Q9BYW3AlphaFoldGenCCjaxSfariGnomADPubmedClinVar

Phenotypes

GenCC

Source: genCC

No genCC data.

ClinVar

This is a list of variants' phenotypes submitted to ClinVar and linked to the DEFB126 gene.

Variants pathogenicity by type

Statistics on ClinVar variants can assist in determining whether a specific variant type in the DEFB126 gene is commonly pathogenic or not.

In the table, we include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, Mane Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equals 1. Click the count to view the source variants.

Warning: slight differences between displayed counts and the number of variants in ClinVar may occur, primarily due to (1) the application of a different transcript and/or consequence by our variant effect predictor or (2) differences in clinical significance: we classify Benign/Likely benign variants as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic variants as Likely pathogenic.

Variant type Pathogenic Likely pathogenic VUS Likely benign Benign Sum
synonymous
0
missense
6
clinvar
1
clinvar
7
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
2
clinvar
2
inframe indel
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
0
splice region
0
non coding
0
Total 0 0 6 1 2

Variants in DEFB126

This is a list of pathogenic ClinVar variants found in the DEFB126 region.

You can filter this list by clicking the number of variants in the Variants pathogenicity by type table.

Position Type Phenotype Significance ClinVar
20-145447-G-A not specified Likely benign (Dec 18, 2023)3081320
20-145468-T-C not specified Uncertain significance (Nov 18, 2022)2327827
20-145513-G-A not specified Uncertain significance (Dec 15, 2023)3081318
20-145514-GCAAA-G not specified Benign (Mar 29, 2016)402585
20-145549-C-T not specified Uncertain significance (Oct 17, 2023)3081319
20-145564-G-C not specified Uncertain significance (Jul 09, 2021)2387372
20-145640-C-T not specified Uncertain significance (Mar 24, 2023)2529791
20-145658-C-T not specified Uncertain significance (Aug 14, 2023)2618171
20-145669-ACC-A not specified Benign (Mar 29, 2016)402586

GnomAD

Source: gnomAD

GeneTypeBio TypeTranscript Coding Exons Length
DEFB126protein_codingprotein_codingENST00000382398 23383
pLI Probability
LOF Intolerant
pRec Probability
LOF Recessive
Individuals with
no LOFs
Individuals with
Homozygous LOFs
Individuals with
Heterozygous LOFs
Defined p
0.4080.47800000.00
Z-Score Observed Expected Observed/Expected Mutation Rate Total Possible in Transcript
Missense-0.2626862.21.090.00000321711
Missense in Polyphen96.97871.289670
Synonymous-0.7402722.51.200.00000138221
Loss of Function0.98601.130.004.80e-813

LoF frequencies by population

EthnicitySum of pLOFs p
African & African-American0.000.00
Ashkenazi Jewish0.000.00
East Asian0.000.00
Finnish0.000.00
European (Non-Finnish)0.000.00
Middle Eastern0.000.00
South Asian0.000.00
Other0.000.00

dbNSFP

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Highly glycosylated atypical beta-defensin involved in several aspects of sperm function. Facilitates sperm transport in the female reproductive tract and contributes to sperm protection against immunodetection; both functions are probably implicating the negative surface charge provided by its O-linked oligosaccharides in the sperm glycocalyx. Involved in binding of sperm to oviductal epithelial cells to form a sperm reservoir until ovulation. Release from the sperm surface during capacitation and ovaluation by an elevation of oviductal fluid pH is unmasking other surface components and allows sperm to penetrate the cumulus matrix and bind to the zona pellucida of the oocyte (By similarity). In vitro has antimicrobial activity and may inhibit LPS-mediated inflammation (PubMed:19373462, PubMed:23229569). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9BEE3, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19373462, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23229569}.;
Disease
DISEASE: Note=May be involved in infertility. Homozygosity for frameshift truncating mutations are associated with reduced sperm O-linked glycan content, impaired sperm mobility and a reduced live birth rate (PubMed:21775668, PubMed:25721098). However, for one common mutation the change in sperm sialic acid levels has been challenged (PubMed:26832966). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21775668, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25721098, ECO:0000305|PubMed:26832966}.;
Pathway
Antimicrobial peptides;Innate Immune System;Immune System;Beta defensins;Defensins (Consensus)

Intolerance Scores

loftool
0.828
rvis_EVS
0.26
rvis_percentile_EVS
70.06

Haploinsufficiency Scores

pHI
0.0127
hipred
N
hipred_score
0.123
ghis

Essentials

essential_gene_CRISPR
N
essential_gene_CRISPR2
N
essential_gene_gene_trap
N
gene_indispensability_pred
N
gene_indispensability_score
0.0718

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium

Mouse Genome Informatics

Gene name
Defb22
Phenotype
immune system phenotype; hematopoietic system phenotype;

Gene ontology

Biological process
single fertilization;innate immune response;defense response to Gram-negative bacterium;antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide
Cellular component
extracellular region
Molecular function