Defensins form a family of microbicidal and cytotoxic peptides made by neutrophils. Members of the defensin family are highly similar in protein sequence. This gene encodes defensin, beta 4, an antibiotic peptide which is locally regulated by inflammation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],function:Has antibacterial activity .,induction:By inflammation.,similarity:Belongs to the beta-defensin family. LAP/TAP subfamily.,tissue specificity:Expressed in the skin and respiratory tract.,
