Rattus norvegicus      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 (4 or Unreviewed (9

No.StatusEKPD IDGene IDGene Name
1
EKS-RAN-00006
ENSRNOG00000007865
Ephb1; Elk, Epth2
2
EKS-RAN-00004
ENSRNOG00000007030
Epha7; Ehk-3, Ehk3
3
EKS-RAN-00003
ENSRNOG00000030285
rCG_47005; Epha3
4
EKS-RAN-00008
ENSRNOG00000045952
Ephb4
5
EKS-RAN-00005
ENSRNOG00000012531
Ephb2
6
EKS-RAN-00002
ENSRNOG00000002024
Epha5
7
EKS-RAN-00001
ENSRNOG00000013213
Epha4
8
EKS-RAN-00010
ENSRNOG00000013036
Epha8; Eek
9
EKS-RAN-00011
ENSRNOG00000017525
Epha1_predicted; rCG_28177; Epha1
10
EKS-RAN-00009
ENSRNOG00000009222
Epha2
11
EKS-RAN-00012
ENSRNOG00000037340
Epha10
12
EKS-RAN-00013
ENSRNOG00000014367
Ephb6
13
EKS-RAN-00007
ENSRNOG00000031801
rCG_36502; Ephb3_predicted; Ephb3