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DEFB118 gene

Known as: CHROMOSOME 20 OPEN READING FRAME 63, EPIDIDYMIS-SPECIFIC CLONE 42, ESC42 
National Institutes of Health

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2005
2005
[Expression and biology identification of the human epididymis-specific gene ESC42 in E. coli].
OBJECTIVE To provide materials for the study of the function of ESC42 protein specifically expressed in the human epididymis… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The androgen-regulated epididymal sperm-binding protein, human beta-defensin 118 (DEFB118) (formerly ESC42), is an antimicrobial beta-defensin.
Spermatozoa bind a variety of proteins as they pass through the proximal regions of the epididymis, where they acquire forward… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Primate epididymis-specific proteins: characterization of ESC42, a novel protein containing a trefoil-like motif in monkey and human.
Epididymal secreted proteins promote sperm maturation and fertilizing capacity by interacting with sperm during passage through… 
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