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※ 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 (3 or Unreviewed (10

No.StatusEKPD IDGene IDGene Name
1
EKS-GAG-00010
ENSGALG00000014749
EPHB6
2
EKS-GAG-00011
ENSGALG00000014687
EPHA1
3
EKS-GAG-00012
ENSGALG00000001912
EPHA10
4
EKS-GAG-00009
ENSGALG00000021567
EPHA8
5
EKS-GAG-00006
ENSGALG00000006609
EPHB1
6
EKS-GAG-00005
ENSGALG00000004741
CEK5; EPHB2
7
EKS-GAG-00001
ENSGALG00000005256
EPHA4; CEK8
8
EKS-GAG-00003
ENSGALG00000015403
EPHA3
9
EKS-GAG-00008
ENSGALG00000015418
EPHA6
10
EKS-GAG-00004
ENSGALG00000015593
EPHA7; CEK11
11
EKS-GAG-00002
ENSGALG00000011680
EPHA5
12
EKS-GAG-00007
ENSGALG00000008537
EPHB3
13
EKS-GAG-00013
ENSGALG00000023768
LOC771550