Otolemur garnettii      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-OTG-00007
ENSOGAG00000000535
EPHA6
2
EKS-OTG-00008
ENSOGAG00000004211
EPHA5
3
EKS-OTG-00005
ENSOGAG00000008724
EPHA4
4
EKS-OTG-00013
ENSOGAG00000008660
EPHA10
5
EKS-OTG-00011
ENSOGAG00000004798
EPHA8
6
EKS-OTG-00001
ENSOGAG00000013293
EPHA3
7
EKS-OTG-00004
ENSOGAG00000013210
EPHB1
8
EKS-OTG-00002
ENSOGAG00000001945
EPHA7
9
EKS-OTG-00010
ENSOGAG00000005079
EPHA2
10
EKS-OTG-00009
ENSOGAG00000009355
EPHB4
11
EKS-OTG-00012
ENSOGAG00000013593
EPHA1
12
EKS-OTG-00014
ENSOGAG00000013534
EPHB6
13
EKS-OTG-00003
ENSOGAG00000014678
EPHB2
14
EKS-OTG-00006
ENSOGAG00000032936
EPHB3