EPH receptor A2

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EPHA2
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Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases EPHA2 , Epha2, AW545284, Eck, Myk2, Sek-2, Sek2, ARCC2, CTPA, CTPP1, CTRCT6, EPH receptor A2, ECK
External IDs OMIM: 176946; MGI: 95278; HomoloGene: 20929; GeneCards: EPHA2; OMA:EPHA2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
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UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004431
NM_001329090

NM_010139

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001316019
NP_004422

NP_034269

Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 16.12 – 16.16 Mb Chr 4: 141.03 – 141.06 Mb
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EPH receptor A2 (ephrin type-A receptor 2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EPHA2 gene. [5] [6]

Function

This gene belongs to 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 two groups based on the similarity of their extracellular domain sequences and their affinities for binding ephrin-A and ephrin-B ligands. This gene encodes a protein that binds ephrin-A ligands. [6]

Clinical significance

It may be implicated in BRAF mutated melanomas becoming resistant to BRAF-inhibitors and MEK inhibitors. [7] It is also the receptor by which Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) enters host cells; small molecule inhibitors of EphA2 have shown some ability to block KSHV entry into human cells. [8]

Interactions

EPH receptor A2 has been shown to interact with:

It was also shown that doxazosin is a small molecule agonist of EPH receptor A2. [13]

See also

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">EPH receptor B1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">EPH receptor A3</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ephrin A3</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">EPHB3</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

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References

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