Defb21 - defensin beta 21

Predicted to be involved in several processes, including antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide; defense response to Gram-negative bacterium; and membrane disruption in other organism. Is expressed in forelimb bud. Orthologous to human DEFB118 (defensin beta 118). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]