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.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Secreted; Membrane
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 (at protein level)
Product Specifications
Recombinant Human Beta-defensin 1 protein (DEFB1) (Active) is a recombinant protein from Homo sapiens (Human), expressed in E.Coli, covering amino acids 22-68aa, with Tag-Free tag, molecular weight 5.1 kDa, purity >98% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications.
