Ailuropoda melanoleuca      TK      Eph

※ Eph family introduction

    Eph receptor tyrosine kinases are known able to bind their ephrin ligands and act as key regulator of cell contact-dependent signaling and patterning. Eph kinase contains fourteen members which can further be classified into two subclasses A and B in human. EphA1-8 and Eph10 belong to subclass A, EphB1-4 and EphB6 belong to subclass B. Eph kinases consist of two regions: intracellular region and extracellular region. The extracellular part contains a globular ligand-binding domain, a cysteine-rich region and two fibronectin type III repeats. The intracellular part contains a short juxtamembrane region, a kinase catalytic domain, a sterile α motif (SAM) protein−protein interaction domain and a PDZ-binding motif. Eph/ephrin binding will lead to very diverse biological readouts including adhesion versus repulsion and increased versus decreased motility. Depending on the different cell type and context, the interaction will lead to different downstream signaling pathway. In addition, evidence shows that endocytosis of Eph/ephrin and associated tissue-specific effectors are essential for diverse biological roles and processes (1).

Reference
1. Pitulescu, M.E. and Adams, R.H. (2010) Eph/ephrin molecules--a hub for signaling and endocytosis. Genes Dev, 24, 2480-2492. PMID: 21078817


There are 13 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (13

No.StatusEKPD IDGene IDGene Name
1
EKS-AIM-00009
ENSAMEG00000011607
EPHA2
2
EKS-AIM-00007
ENSAMEG00000016897
EPHB3
3
EKS-AIM-00002
ENSAMEG00000008476
EPHA3
4
EKS-AIM-00006
ENSAMEG00000001862
EPHB1
5
EKS-AIM-00012
ENSAMEG00000001105
EPHA10
6
EKS-AIM-00003
ENSAMEG00000013161
EPHA7; PANDA_009058
7
EKS-AIM-00005
ENSAMEG00000006286
EPHA5
8
EKS-AIM-00013
ENSAMEG00000006351
EPHB6
9
EKS-AIM-00008
ENSAMEG00000014567
EPHB4
10
EKS-AIM-00011
ENSAMEG00000006731
EPHA1
11
EKS-AIM-00010
ENSAMEG00000014652
EPHA8
12
EKS-AIM-00004
ENSAMEG00000014794
EPHB2
13
EKS-AIM-00001
ENSAMEG00000007486
EPHA4; PANDA_014673