EPHA8
Ephrin type-A receptor 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EPHA8 gene.[3][4]
Function
This gene encodes a member of the ephrin receptor subfamily of the protein-tyrosine kinase family. EPH and EPH-related receptors have been implicated in mediating developmental events, particularly in the nervous system. Receptors in the EPH subfamily typically have a single kinase domain and an extracellular region containing a Cys-rich domain and 2 fibronectin type III repeats. The ephrin 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. The protein encoded by this gene functions as a receptor for ephrin A2, A3 and A5 and plays a role in short-range contact-mediated axonal guidance during development of the mammalian nervous system.[4]
Interactions
EPHA8 has been shown to interact with FYN.[5]
References
- ↑ "Human PubMed Reference:".
- ↑ "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
- ↑ Chan J, Watt VM (Aug 1991). "eek and erk, new members of the eph subclass of receptor protein-tyrosine kinases". Oncogene. 6 (6): 1057–61. PMID 1648701.
- 1 2 "Entrez Gene: EPHA8 EPH receptor A8".
- ↑ Choi S, Park S (Sep 1999). "Phosphorylation at Tyr-838 in the kinase domain of EphA8 modulates Fyn binding to the Tyr-615 site by enhancing tyrosine kinase activity". Oncogene. 18 (39): 5413–22. PMID 10498895. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1202917.
Further reading
- Flanagan JG, Vanderhaeghen P (1998). "The ephrins and Eph receptors in neural development.". Annu. Rev. Neurosci. 21: 309–45. PMID 9530499. doi:10.1146/annurev.neuro.21.1.309.
- Holland SJ, Peles E, Pawson T, Schlessinger J (1998). "Cell-contact-dependent signalling in axon growth and guidance: Eph receptor tyrosine kinases and receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase beta.". Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 8 (1): 117–27. PMID 9568399. doi:10.1016/S0959-4388(98)80015-9.
- Zhou R (1998). "The Eph family receptors and ligands.". Pharmacol. Ther. 77 (3): 151–81. PMID 9576626. doi:10.1016/S0163-7258(97)00112-5.
- Holder N, Klein R (1999). "Eph receptors and ephrins: effectors of morphogenesis.". Development. 126 (10): 2033–44. PMID 10207129.
- Wilkinson DG (2000). "Eph receptors and ephrins: regulators of guidance and assembly.". Int. Rev. Cytol. 196: 177–244. PMID 10730216. doi:10.1016/S0074-7696(00)96005-4.
- Xu Q, Mellitzer G, Wilkinson DG (2001). "Roles of Eph receptors and ephrins in segmental patterning.". Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond., B, Biol. Sci. 355 (1399): 993–1002. PMC 1692797 . PMID 11128993. doi:10.1098/rstb.2000.0635.
- Wilkinson DG (2001). "Multiple roles of EPH receptors and ephrins in neural development.". Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 2 (3): 155–64. PMID 11256076. doi:10.1038/35058515.
- Nakamoto T, Kain KH, Ginsberg MH (2004). "Neurobiology: New connections between integrins and axon guidance.". Curr. Biol. 14 (3): R121–3. PMID 14986683. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2004.01.020.
- Yamaguchi Y, Pasquale EB (2004). "Eph receptors in the adult brain.". Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 14 (3): 288–96. PMID 15194108. doi:10.1016/j.conb.2004.04.003.
- Murai KK, Pasquale EB (2004). "Eph receptors, ephrins, and synaptic function.". The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry. 10 (4): 304–14. PMID 15271258. doi:10.1177/1073858403262221.
- Park S, Sánchez MP (1997). "The Eek receptor, a member of the Eph family of tyrosine protein kinases, can be activated by three different Eph family ligands.". Oncogene. 14 (5): 533–42. PMID 9053851. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1200857.
- Park S, Frisén J, Barbacid M (1997). "Aberrant axonal projections in mice lacking EphA8 (Eek) tyrosine protein kinase receptors.". EMBO J. 16 (11): 3106–14. PMC 1169929 . PMID 9214628. doi:10.1093/emboj/16.11.3106.
- Ephnomenclaturecommittee (1997). "Unified nomenclature for Eph family receptors and their ligands, the ephrins. Eph Nomenclature Committee.". Cell. 90 (3): 403–4. PMID 9267020. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80500-0.
- Lemke G (1998). "A coherent nomenclature for Eph receptors and their ligands.". Mol. Cell. Neurosci. 9 (5–6): 331–2. PMID 9361271. doi:10.1006/mcne.1997.0630.
- Choi S, Park S (1999). "Phosphorylation at Tyr-838 in the kinase domain of EphA8 modulates Fyn binding to the Tyr-615 site by enhancing tyrosine kinase activity.". Oncogene. 18 (39): 5413–22. PMID 10498895. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1202917.