Biology:Ephrin A2
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Ephrin-A2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EFNA2 gene.[1]
This gene encodes a member of the ephrin family. The protein is composed of a signal sequence, a receptor-binding region, a spacer region, and a hydrophobic region. The EPH and EPH-related receptors comprise the largest subfamily of receptor protein-tyrosine kinases and have been implicated in mediating developmental events, 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. Posttranslational modifications determine whether this protein localizes to the nucleus or the cytoplasm.[1]
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Further reading
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- "Eph receptors and ephrins: effectors of morphogenesis". Development 126 (10): 2033–44. 1999. doi:10.1242/dev.126.10.2033. PMID 10207129.
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- "Roles of Eph receptors and ephrins in segmental patterning". Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B Biol. Sci. 355 (1399): 993–1002. 2001. doi:10.1098/rstb.2000.0635. PMID 11128993.
- Wilkinson DG (2001). "Multiple roles of EPH receptors and ephrins in neural development". Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 2 (3): 155–64. doi:10.1038/35058515. PMID 11256076.
- Gale NW; Holland SJ; Valenzuela DM et al. (1996). "Eph receptors and ligands comprise two major specificity subclasses and are reciprocally compartmentalized during embryogenesis". Neuron 17 (1): 9–19. doi:10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80276-7. PMID 8755474.
- Ephnomenclaturecommittee (1997). "Unified nomenclature for Eph family receptors and their ligands, the ephrins. Eph Nomenclature Committee". Cell 90 (3): 403–4. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80500-0. PMID 9267020.
- "Characterization of the genes for mouse LERK-3/Ephrin-A3 (Epl3), mouse LERK-4/Ephrin-A4 (Epl4), and human LERK-6/Ephrin-A2 (EPLG6): conservation of intron/exon structure". Genomics 47 (1): 131–5. 1998. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.5088. PMID 9465306.
- Ciossek T; Monschau B; Kremoser C et al. (1998). "Eph receptor-ligand interactions are necessary for guidance of retinal ganglion cell axons in vitro". Eur. J. Neurosci. 10 (5): 1574–80. doi:10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00180.x. PMID 9751130.
- "Cloning, chromosal mapping, and tissue expression of the gene encoding the human Eph-family kinase ligand ephrin-A2". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 252 (2): 378–82. 1998. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1998.9618. PMID 9826538.
- Gerlai R; Shinsky N; Shih A et al. (1999). "Regulation of learning by EphA receptors: a protein targeting study". J. Neurosci. 19 (21): 9538–49. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.19-21-09538.1999. PMID 10531456.
- "Regulated cleavage of a contact-mediated axon repellent". Science 289 (5483): 1360–5. 2000. doi:10.1126/science.289.5483.1360. PMID 10958785.
- Rodger J; Lindsey KA; Leaver SG et al. (2002). "Expression of ephrin-A2 in the superior colliculus and EphA5 in the retina following optic nerve section in adult rat". Eur. J. Neurosci. 14 (12): 1929–36. doi:10.1046/j.0953-816x.2001.01822.x. PMID 11860487.
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