Pan troglodytes      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-PAT-00005
ENSPTRG00000000320
ENSG00000133216; EPHB2
2
EKS-PAT-00013
ENSPTRG00000000316
EPHA8
3
EKS-PAT-00003
ENSPTRG00000018428
ENSG00000135333; LOC472073
4
EKS-PAT-00002
ENSPTRG00000015127
ENSG00000044524; EPHA3
5
EKS-PAT-00008
ENSPTRG00000015134
EPHA6
6
EKS-PAT-00007
ENSPTRG00000015696
ENSG00000182580; EPHB3
7
EKS-PAT-00010
ENSPTRG00000019811
ENSG00000146904; EPHA1
8
EKS-PAT-00006
ENSPTRG00000015427
ENSG00000154928; EPHB1
9
EKS-PAT-00011
ENSPTRG00000019796
EPHB6; ENSG00000106123
10
EKS-PAT-00012
ENSPTRG00000000221
ENSG00000142627; EPHA2
11
EKS-PAT-00009
ENSPTRG00000019507
ENSG00000196411; EPHB4
12
EKS-PAT-00004
ENSPTRG00000016095
EPHA5; ENSG00000145242
13
EKS-PAT-00001
ENSPTRG00000012967
EPHA4; ENSG00000116106