Nomascus leucogenys      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 14 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (14

No.StatusEKPD IDGene IDGene Name
1
EKS-NOL-00003
ENSNLEG00000008987
EPHA5
2
EKS-NOL-00004
ENSNLEG00000008335
EPHB2
3
EKS-NOL-00010
ENSNLEG00000008246
EPHA8
4
EKS-NOL-00013
ENSNLEG00000002723
EPHB6
5
EKS-NOL-00009
ENSNLEG00000007722
EPHA2
6
EKS-NOL-00008
ENSNLEG00000011945
EPHB4
7
EKS-NOL-00012
ENSNLEG00000011640
EPHA10
8
EKS-NOL-00002
ENSNLEG00000011707
EPHA3
9
EKS-NOL-00005
ENSNLEG00000003807
EPHB1
10
EKS-NOL-00011
ENSNLEG00000003297
EPHA1
11
EKS-NOL-00014
ENSNLEG00000013448
EPHA7
12
EKS-NOL-00006
ENSNLEG00000001969
EPHA6
13
EKS-NOL-00007
ENSNLEG00000006254
EPHB3
14
EKS-NOL-00001
ENSNLEG00000009595
EPHA4