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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 (11 or Unreviewed (2

No.StatusEKPD IDGene IDGene Name
1
EKS-MUM-00007
ENSMUSG00000005958
Etk2, Mdk5, Sek4; Ephb3
2
EKS-MUM-00012
ENSMUSG00000029859
Esk; Epha1
3
EKS-MUM-00013
ENSMUSG00000029869
Ephb6; Cekl
4
EKS-MUM-00009
ENSMUSG00000029710
Ephb4; Htk, Mdk2, Myk1
5
EKS-MUM-00002
ENSMUSG00000052504
Epha3
6
EKS-MUM-00003
ENSMUSG00000029245
Epha5; Bsk, Ehk1
7
EKS-MUM-00010
ENSMUSG00000006445
Eck, Myk2, Sek2; Epha2
8
EKS-MUM-00001
ENSMUSG00000026235
Epha4; Sek, Sek1
9
EKS-MUM-00004
ENSMUSG00000028289
Ebk, Ehk3, Mdk1; Epha7
10
EKS-MUM-00005
ENSMUSG00000028664
Ephb2
11
EKS-MUM-00011
ENSMUSG00000028661
Epha8; Eek
12
EKS-MUM-00008
ENSMUSG00000055540
Epha6; Ehk-2, Ehk2
13
EKS-MUM-00006
ENSMUSG00000032537
Ephb1