Gene description for DEFA1B
Gene name	defensin alpha 1B
Gene symbol	DEFA1B
Other names/aliases	HNP-1 HP-1 HP1
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified DEFA1B in Epithelial cells
1 Experiment ID 861 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry PubMed ID 25776846    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Human thymic epithelial primary cells produce exosomes carrying tissue-restricted antigens Authors Skogberg G, Lundberg V, Berglund M, Gudmundsdottir J, Telemo E, Lindgren S, Ekwall O. Journal name Immunol Cell Biol Publication year 2015 Sample Epithelial cells Sample name Thymic tissue - culture 1 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Filtration Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry EV-TRACK EV150045: EV-METRIC:25%