Anti-Defensin, alpha 6 antibodies enable researchers to detect and measure the Defensin, alpha 6 antigen in biological samples. This target is a reported synonym of the DEFA6 gene, which encodes defensin alpha 6. This protein is known to function in the cellular response to lipopolysaccharides, among other biological roles. The human version of Defensin, alpha 6 has a canonical amino acid length of 100 residues and a protein mass of 11 kilodaltons. It is reported to be localized in the cytoplasmic vesicles and is secreted of cells and notably expressed in the duodenum and small intestine. Defensin, alpha 6 is a member of the Alpha-defensin protein family.