EphB4
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Entrez Gene: EPHB4 EPH receptor B4". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2050.
Further reading
- Flanagan JG, Vanderhaeghen P (1998). "The ephrins and Eph receptors in neural development.". Annu. Rev. Neurosci. 21: 309–45. doi:. PMID 9530499.
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- 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. doi:. PMID 10730216.
- 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. doi:. PMID 11128993.
- Wilkinson DG (2001). "Multiple roles of EPH receptors and ephrins in neural development.". Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 2 (3): 155–64. doi:. PMID 11256076.
- Andres AC, Reid HH, Zürcher G, et al. (1994). "Expression of two novel eph-related receptor protein tyrosine kinases in mammary gland development and carcinogenesis.". Oncogene 9 (5): 1461–7. PMID 8152808.
- Berclaz G, Andres AC, Albrecht D, et al. (1996). "Expression of the receptor protein tyrosine kinase myk-1/htk in normal and malignant mammary epithelium.". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 226 (3): 869–75. doi:. PMID 8831703.
- Ephnomenclaturecommittee, (1997). "Unified nomenclature for Eph family receptors and their ligands, the ephrins. Eph Nomenclature Committee.". Cell 90 (3): 403–4. doi:. PMID 9267020.
- Nikolova Z, Djonov V, Zuercher G, et al. (1998). "Cell-type specific and estrogen dependent expression of the receptor tyrosine kinase EphB4 and its ligand ephrin-B2 during mammary gland morphogenesis.". J. Cell. Sci. 111 ( Pt 18): 2741–51. PMID 9718367.
- Tang XX, Brodeur GM, Campling BG, Ikegaki N (1999). "Coexpression of transcripts encoding EPHB receptor protein tyrosine kinases and their ephrin-B ligands in human small cell lung carcinoma.". Clin. Cancer Res. 5 (2): 455–60. PMID 10037197.
- Gerety SS, Wang HU, Chen ZF, Anderson DJ (1999). "Symmetrical mutant phenotypes of the receptor EphB4 and its specific transmembrane ligand ephrin-B2 in cardiovascular development.". Mol. Cell 4 (3): 403–14. doi:. PMID 10518221.
- Dalva MB, Takasu MA, Lin MZ, et al. (2001). "EphB receptors interact with NMDA receptors and regulate excitatory synapse formation.". Cell 103 (6): 945–56. doi:. PMID 11136979.
- Wilson MD, Riemer C, Martindale DW, et al. (2001). "Comparative analysis of the gene-dense ACHE/TFR2 region on human chromosome 7q22 with the orthologous region on mouse chromosome 5.". Nucleic Acids Res. 29 (6): 1352–65. doi:. PMID 11239002.
