Ephrin type-A receptor 8

Details

Name
Ephrin type-A receptor 8
Synonyms
  • 2.7.10.1
  • EEK
  • EK3
  • EPH- and ELK-related kinase
  • EPH-like kinase 3
  • HEK3
  • KIAA1459
  • Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor EEK
Gene Name
EPHA8
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0051758|Ephrin type-A receptor 8
MAPARGRLPPALWVVTAAAAAATCVSAARGEVNLLDTSTIHGDWGWLTYPAHGWDSINEV
DESFQPIHTYQVCNVMSPNQNNWLRTSWVPRDGARRVYAEIKFTLRDCNSMPGVLGTCKE
TFNLYYLESDRDLGASTQESQFLKIDTIAADESFTGADLGVRRLKLNTEVRSVGPLSKRG
FYLAFQDIGACLAILSLRIYYKKCPAMVRNLAAFSEAVTGADSSSLVEVRGQCVRHSEER
DTPKMYCSAEGEWLVPIGKCVCSAGYEERRDACVACELGFYKSAPGDQLCARCPPHSHSA
APAAQACHCDLSYYRAALDPPSSACTRPPSAPVNLISSVNGTSVTLEWAPPLDPGGRSDI
TYNAVCRRCPWALSRCEACGSGTRFVPQQTSLVQASLLVANLLAHMNYSFWIEAVNGVSD
LSPEPRRAAVVNITTNQAAPSQVVVIRQERAGQTSVSLLWQEPEQPNGIILEYEIKYYEK
DKEMQSYSTLKAVTTRATVSGLKPGTRYVFQVRARTSAGCGRFSQAMEVETGKPRPRYDT
RTIVWICLTLITGLVVLLLLLICKKRHCGYSKAFQDSDEEKMHYQNGQAPPPVFLPLHHP
PGKLPEPQFYAEPHTYEEPGRAGRSFTREIEASRIHIEKIIGSGDSGEVCYGRLRVPGQR
DVPVAIKALKAGYTERQRRDFLSEASIMGQFDHPNIIRLEGVVTRGRLAMIVTEYMENGS
LDTFLRTHDGQFTIMQLVGMLRGVGAGMRYLSDLGYVHRDLAARNVLVDSNLVCKVSDFG
LSRVLEDDPDAAYTTTGGKIPIRWTAPEAIAFRTFSSASDVWSFGVVMWEVLAYGERPYW
NMTNRDVISSVEEGYRLPAPMGCPHALHQLMLDCWHKDRAQRPRFSQIVSVLDALIRSPE
SLRATATVSRCPPPAFVRSCFDLRGGSGGGGGLTVGDWLDSIRMGRYRDHFAAGGYSSLG
MVLRMNAQDVRALGITLMGHQKKILGSIQTMRAQLTSTQGPRRHL
Number of residues
1005
Molecular Weight
111001.57
Theoretical pI
Not Available
GO Classification
Functions
ATP binding / GPI-linked ephrin receptor activity
Processes
axon guidance / cell adhesion / cellular response to follicle-stimulating hormone stimulus / ephrin receptor signaling pathway / neuron projection development / neuron remodeling / positive regulation of MAPK cascade / positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity / protein autophosphorylation / regulation of cell adhesion / regulation of cell adhesion mediated by integrin / substrate-dependent cell migration
Components
early endosome membrane / integral component of plasma membrane / neuron projection / plasma membrane
General Function
Receptor tyrosine kinase which binds promiscuously GPI-anchored ephrin-A family ligands residing on adjacent cells, leading to contact-dependent bidirectional signaling into neighboring cells. The signaling pathway downstream of the receptor is referred to as forward signaling while the signaling pathway downstream of the ephrin ligand is referred to as reverse signaling. The GPI-anchored ephrin-A EFNA2, EFNA3, and EFNA5 are able to activate EPHA8 through phosphorylation. With EFNA5 may regulate integrin-mediated cell adhesion and migration on fibronectin substrate but also neurite outgrowth. During development of the nervous system plays also a role in axon guidance. Downstream effectors of the EPHA8 signaling pathway include FYN which promotes cell adhesion upon activation by EPHA8 and the MAP kinases in the stimulation of neurite outgrowth (By similarity).
Specific Function
Atp binding
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
543-563
Cellular Location
Cell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0051759|Ephrin type-A receptor 8 (EPHA8)
ATGGCCCCCGCCCGGGGCCGCCTGCCCCCTGCGCTCTGGGTCGTCACGGCCGCGGCGGCG
GCGGCCACCTGCGTGTCCGCGGCGCGCGGCGAAGTGAATTTGCTGGACACGTCGACCATC
CACGGGGACTGGGGCTGGCTCACGTATCCGGCTCATGGGTGGGACTCCATCAACGAGGTG
GACGAGTCCTTCCAGCCCATCCACACGTACCAGGTTTGCAACGTCATGAGCCCCAACCAG
AACAACTGGCTGCGCACGAGCTGGGTCCCCCGAGACGGCGCCCGGCGCGTCTATGCTGAG
ATCAAGTTTACCCTGCGCGACTGCAACAGCATGCCTGGTGTGCTGGGCACCTGCAAGGAG
ACCTTCAACCTCTACTACCTGGAGTCGGACCGCGACCTGGGGGCCAGCACACAAGAAAGC
CAGTTCCTCAAAATCGACACCATTGCGGCCGACGAGAGCTTCACAGGTGCCGACCTTGGT
GTGCGGCGTCTCAAGCTCAACACGGAGGTGCGCAGTGTGGGTCCCCTCAGCAAGCGCGGC
TTCTACCTGGCCTTCCAGGACATAGGTGCCTGCCTGGCCATCCTCTCTCTCCGCATCTAC
TATAAGAAGTGCCCTGCCATGGTGCGCAATCTGGCTGCCTTCTCGGAGGCAGTGACGGGG
GCCGACTCGTCCTCACTGGTGGAGGTGAGGGGCCAGTGCGTGCGGCACTCAGAGGAGCGG
GACACACCCAAGATGTACTGCAGCGCGGAGGGCGAGTGGCTCGTGCCCATCGGCAAATGC
GTGTGCAGTGCCGGCTACGAGGAGCGGCGGGATGCCTGTGTGGCCTGTGAGCTGGGCTTC
TACAAGTCAGCCCCTGGGGACCAGCTGTGTGCCCGCTGCCCTCCCCACAGCCACTCCGCA
GCTCCAGCCGCCCAAGCCTGCCACTGTGACCTCAGCTACTACCGTGCAGCCCTGGACCCG
CCGTCCTCAGCCTGCACCCGGCCACCCTCGGCACCAGTGAACCTGATCTCCAGTGTGAAT
GGGACATCAGTGACTCTGGAGTGGGCCCCTCCCCTGGACCCAGGTGGCCGCAGTGACATC
ACCTACAATGCCGTGTGCCGCCGCTGCCCCTGGGCACTGAGCCGCTGCGAGGCATGTGGG
AGCGGCACCCGCTTTGTGCCCCAGCAGACAAGCCTGGTGCAGGCCAGCCTGCTGGTGGCC
AACCTGCTGGCCCACATGAACTACTCCTTCTGGATCGAGGCCGTCAATGGCGTGTCCGAC
CTGAGCCCCGAGCCCCGCCGGGCCGCTGTGGTCAACATCACCACGAACCAGGCAGCCCCG
TCCCAGGTGGTGGTGATCCGTCAAGAGCGGGCGGGGCAGACCAGCGTCTCGCTGCTGTGG
CAGGAGCCCGAGCAGCCGAACGGCATCATCCTGGAGTATGAGATCAAGTACTACGAGAAG
GACAAGGAGATGCAGAGCTACTCCACCCTCAAGGCCGTCACCACCAGAGCCACCGTCTCC
GGCCTCAAGCCGGGCACCCGCTACGTGTTCCAGGTCCGAGCCCGCACCTCAGCAGGCTGT
GGCCGCTTCAGCCAGGCCATGGAGGTGGAGACCGGGAAACCCCGGCCCCGCTATGACACC
AGGACCATTGTCTGGATCTGCCTGACGCTCATCACGGGCCTGGTGGTGCTTCTGCTCCTG
CTCATCTGCAAGAAGAGGCACTGTGGCTACAGCAAGGCCTTCCAGGACTCGGACGAGGAG
AAGATGCACTATCAGAATGGACAGGCACCCCCACCTGTCTTCCTGCCTCTGCATCACCCC
CCGGGAAAGCTCCCAGAGCCCCAGTTCTATGCGGAACCCCACACCTACGAGGAGCCAGGC
CGGGCGGGCCGCAGTTTCACTCGGGAGATCGAGGCCTCTAGGATCCACATCGAGAAAATC
ATCGGCTCTGGAGACTCCGGGGAAGTCTGCTACGGGAGGCTGCGGGTGCCAGGGCAGCGG
GATGTGCCCGTGGCCATCAAGGCCCTCAAAGCCGGCTACACGGAGAGACAGAGGCGGGAC
TTCCTGAGCGAGGCGTCCATCATGGGGCAATTCGACCATCCCAACATCATCCGCCTCGAG
GGTGTCGTCACCCGTGGCCGCCTGGCAATGATTGTGACTGAGTACATGGAGAACGGCTCT
CTGGACACCTTCCTGAGGACCCACGACGGGCAGTTCACCATCATGCAGCTGGTGGGCATG
CTGAGAGGAGTGGGTGCCGGCATGCGCTACCTCTCAGACCTGGGCTATGTCCACCGAGAC
CTGGCCGCCCGCAACGTCCTGGTTGACAGCAACCTGGTCTGCAAGGTGTCTGACTTCGGG
CTCTCACGGGTGCTGGAGGACGACCCGGATGCTGCCTACACCACCACGGGCGGGAAGATC
CCCATCCGCTGGACGGCCCCAGAGGCCATCGCCTTCCGCACCTTCTCCTCGGCCAGCGAC
GTGTGGAGCTTCGGCGTGGTCATGTGGGAGGTGCTGGCCTATGGGGAGCGGCCCTACTGG
AACATGACCAACCGGGATGTCATCAGCTCTGTGGAGGAGGGGTACCGCCTGCCCGCACCC
ATGGGCTGCCCCCACGCCCTGCACCAGCTCATGCTCGACTGTTGGCACAAGGACCGGGCG
CAGCGGCCTCGCTTCTCCCAGATTGTCAGTGTCCTCGATGCGCTCATCCGCAGCCCTGAG
AGTCTCAGGGCCACCGCCACAGTCAGCAGGTGCCCACCCCCTGCCTTCGTCCGGAGCTGC
TTTGACCTCCGAGGGGGCAGCGGTGGCGGTGGGGGCCTCACCGTGGGGGACTGGCTGGAC
TCCATCCGCATGGGCCGGTACCGAGACCACTTCGCTGCGGGCGGATACTCCTCTCTGGGC
ATGGTGCTACGCATGAACGCCCAGGACGTGCGCGCCCTGGGCATCACCCTCATGGGCCAC
CAGAAGAAGATCCTGGGCAGCATTCAGACCATGCGGGCCCAGCTGACCAGCACCCAGGGG
CCCCGCCGGCACCTCTGA
Chromosome Location
1
Locus
1p36.12
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP29322
UniProtKB Entry NameEPHA8_HUMAN
HGNC IDHGNC:3391
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB12010Fostamatinibapproved, investigationalunknowninhibitorDetails