EPH receptor B4

EPH receptor B4

PDB rendering based on 2bba.
Identifiers
Symbols EPHB4; HTK; MYK1; TYRO11
External IDs OMIM600011 MGI104757 HomoloGene20939 GeneCards: EPHB4 Gene
EC number 2.7.10.1
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 2050 13846
Ensembl ENSG00000196411 ENSMUSG00000029710
UniProt P54760 Q3V1K8
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_004444 NM_010144
RefSeq (protein) NP_004435 NP_034274
Location (UCSC) Chr 7:
100.4 – 100.43 Mb
Chr 5:
137.79 – 137.82 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Ephrin type-B receptor 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EPHB4 gene.[1][2]

Ephrin receptors and their ligands, the ephrins, mediate numerous developmental processes, particularly in the nervous system. Based on their structures and sequence relationships, ephrins are divided into the ephrin-A (EFNA) class, which are anchored to the membrane by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol linkage, and the ephrin-B (EFNB) class, which are transmembrane proteins. The Eph family of receptors are divided into 2 groups based on the similarity of their extracellular domain sequences and their affinities for binding ephrin-A and ephrin-B ligands. Ephrin receptors make up the largest subgroup of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family. The protein encoded by this gene binds to ephrin-B2 and plays an essential role in vascular development.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bennett BD, Wang Z, Kuang WJ, Wang A, Groopman JE, Goeddel DV, Scadden DT (Jun 1994). "Cloning and characterization of HTK, a novel transmembrane tyrosine kinase of the EPH subfamily". J Biol Chem 269 (19): 14211–8. PMID 8188704. 
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: EPHB4 EPH receptor B4". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2050. 

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