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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01246
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6542
Name Ephrin type-A receptor 2
Synonyms
  1. Epithelial cell kinase
  2. Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor ECK
Gene Name EPHA2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in ephrin receptor activity
Specific Function Receptor for members of the ephrin-A family. Binds to ephrin-A1, -A3, -A4 and -A5. Plays an important role in angiogenesis and tumor neovascularization. The recruitement of VAV2, VAV3 and PI3-kinase p85 subunit by phosphorylated EPHA2 is critical for EFNA1-induced RAC1 GTPase activation and vascular endothelial cell migration and assembly. Induces apoptosis in a TP53/p53-independent, caspase-8-dependent manner
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
integral to plasma membrane
membrane
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Function
protein tyrosine kinase activity
transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity
binding
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups
kinase activity
nucleoside binding
purine nucleoside binding
adenyl nucleotide binding
adenyl ribonucleotide binding
atp binding
ephrin receptor activity
protein binding
protein kinase activity
Process
phosphorus metabolic process
phosphate metabolic process
enzyme linked receptor protein signaling pathway
transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase signaling pathway
metabolic process
ephrin receptor signaling pathway
cellular metabolic process
protein amino acid phosphorylation
signaling
signaling pathway
cell surface receptor linked signaling pathway
phosphorylation
Cellular Location
  1. Membrane
  2. Single-pass type I membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 1p36
SNPs EPHA2
Gene Sequence
>2931 bp
ATGGAGCTCCAGGCAGCCCGCGCCTGCTTCGCCCTGCTGTGGGGCTGTGCGCTGGCCGCG
GCCGCGGCGGCGCAGGGCAAGGAAGTGGTACTGCTGGACTTTGCTGCAGCTGGAGGGGAG
CTCGGCTGGCTCACACACCCGTATGGCAAAGGGTGGGACCTGATGCAGAACATCATGAAT
GACATGCCGATCTACATGTACTCCGTGTGCAACGTGATGTCTGGCGACCAGGACAACTGG
CTCCGCACCAACTGGGTGTACCGAGGAGAGGCTGAGCGTATCTTCATTGAGCTCAAGTTT
ACTGTACGTGACTGCAACAGCTTCCCTGGTGGCGCCAGCTCCTGCAAGGAGACTTTCAAC
CTCTACTATGCCGAGTCGGACCTGGACTACGGCACCAACTTCCAGAAGCGCCTGTTCACC
AAGATTGACACCATTGCGCCCGATGAGATCACCGTCAGCAGCGACTTCGAGGCACGCCAC
GTGAAGCTGAACGTGGAGGAGCGCTCCGTGGGGCCGCTCACCCGCAAAGGCTTCTACCTG
GCCTTCCAGGATATCGGTGCCTGTGTGGCGCTGCTCTCCGTCCGTGTCTACTACAAGAAG
TGCCCCGAGCTGCTGCAGGGCCTGGCCCACTTCCCTGAGACCATCGCCGGCTCTGATGCA
CCTTCCCTGGCCACTGTGGCCGGCACCTGTGTGGACCATGCCGTGGTGCCACCGGGGGGT
GAAGAGCCCCGTATGCACTGTGCAGTGGATGGCGAGTGGCTGGTGCCCATTGGGCAGTGC
CTGTGCCAGGCAGGCTACGAGAAGGTGGAGGATGCCTGCCAGGCCTGCTCGCCTGGATTT
TTTAAGTTTGAGGCATCTGAGAGCCCCTGCTTGGAGTGCCCTGAGCACACGCTGCCATCC
CCTGAGGGTGCCACCTCCTGCGAGTGTGAGGAAGGCTTCTTCCGGGCACCTCAGGACCCA
GCGTCGATGCCTTGCACACGACCCCCCTCCGCCCCACACTACCTCACAGCCGTGGGCATG
GGTGCCAAGGTGGAGCTGCGCTGGACGCCCCCTCAGGACAGCGGGGGCCGCGAGGACATT
GTCTACAGCGTCACCTGCGAACAGTGCTGGCCCGAGTCTGGGGAATGCGGGCCGTGTGAG
GCCAGTGTGCGCTACTCGGAGCCTCCTCACGGACTGACCCGCACCAGTGTGACAGTGAGC
GACCTGGAGCCCCACATGAACTACACCTTCACCGTGGAGGCCCGCAATGGCGTCTCAGGC
CTGGTAACCAGCCGCAGCTTCCGTACTGCCAGTGTCAGCATCAACCAGACAGAGCCCCCC
AAGGTGAGGCTGGAGGGCCGCAGCACCACCTCGCTTAGCGTCTCCTGGAGCATCCCCCCG
CCGCAGCAGAGCCGAGTGTGGAAGTACGAGGTCACTTACCGCAAGAAGGGAGACTCCAAC
AGCTACAATGTGCGCCGCACCGAGGGTTTCTCCGTGACCCTGGACGACCTGGCCCCAGAC
ACCACCTACCTGGTCCAGGTGCAGGCACTGACGCAGGAGGGCCAGGGGGCCGGCAGCAAG
GTGCACGAATTCCAGACGCTGTCCCCGGAGGGATCTGGCAACTTGGCGGTGATTGGCGGC
GTGGCTGTCGGTGTGGTCCTGCTTCTGGTGCTGGCAGGAGTTGGCTTCTTTATCCACCGC
AGGAGGAAGAACCAGCGTGCCCGCCAGTCCCCGGAGGACGTTTACTTCTCCAAGTCAGAA
CAACTGAAGCCCCTGAAGACATACGTGGACCCCCACACATATGAGGACCCCAACCAGGCT
GTGTTGAAGTTCACTACCGAGATCCATCCATCCTGTGTCACTCGGCAGAAGGTGATCGGA
GCAGGAGAGTTTGGGGAGGTGTACAAGGGCATGCTGAAGACATCCTCGGGGAAGAAGGAG
GTGCCGGTGGCCATCAAGACGCTGAAAGCCGGCTACACAGAGAAGCAGCGAGTGGACTTC
CTCGGCGAGGCCGGCATCATGGGCCAGTTCAGCCACCACAACATCATCCGCCTAGAGGGC
GTCATCTCCAAATACAAGCCCATGATGATCATCACTGAGTACATGGAGAATGGGGCCCTG
GACAAGTTCCTTCGGGAGAAGGATGGCGAGTTCAGCGTGCTGCAGCTGGTGGGCATGCTG
CGGGGCATCGCAGCTGGCATGAAGTACCTGGCCAACATGAACTATGTGCACCGTGACCTG
GCTGCCCGCAACATCCTCGTCAACAGCAACCTGGTCTGCAAGGTGTCTGACTTTGGCCTG
TCCCGCGTGCTGGAGGACGACCCCGAGGCCACCTACACCACCAGTGGCGGCAAGATCCCC
ATCCGCTGGACCGCCCCGGAGGCCATTTCCTACCGGAAGTTCACCTCTGCCAGCGACGTG
TGGAGCTTTGGCATTGTCATGTGGGAGGTGATGACCTATGGCGAGCGGCCCTACTGGGAG
TTGTCCAACCACGAGGTGATGAAAGCCATCAATGATGGCTTCCGGCTCCCCACACCCATG
GACTGCCCCTCCGCCATCTACCAGCTCATGATGCAGTGCTGGCAGCAGGAGCGTGCCCGC
CGCCCCAAGTTCGCTGACATCGTCAGCATCCTGGACAAGCTCATTCGTGCCCCTGACTCC
CTCAAGACCCTGGCTGACTTTGACCCCCGCGTGTCTATCCGGCTCCCCAGCACGAGCGGC
TCGGAGGGGGTGCCCTTCCGCACGGTGTCCGAGTGGCTGGAGTCCATCAAGATGCAGCAG
TATACGGAGCACTTCATGGCGGCCGGCTACACTGCCATCGAGAAGGTGGTGCAGATGACC
AACGACGACATCAAGAGGATTGGGGTGCGGCTGCCCGGCCACCAGAAGCGCATCGCCTAC
AGCCTGCTGGGACTCAAGGACCAGGTGAACACTGTGGGGATCCCCATCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 976
Molecular Weight 108265.6
Theoretical pI 6.14
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-24
Transmembrane Regions
  • 535-558
Protein Sequence
>Ephrin type-A receptor 2
MELQAARACFALLWGCALAAAAAAQGKEVVLLDFAAAGGELGWLTHPYGKGWDLMQNIMN
DMPIYMYSVCNVMSGDQDNWLRTNWVYRGEAERIFIELKFTVRDCNSFPGGASSCKETFN
LYYAESDLDYGTNFQKRLFTKIDTIAPDEITVSSDFEARHVKLNVEERSVGPLTRKGFYL
AFQDIGACVALLSVRVYYKKCPELLQGLAHFPETIAGSDAPSLATVAGTCVDHAVVPPGG
EEPRMHCAVDGEWLVPIGQCLCQAGYEKVEDACQACSPGFFKFEASESPCLECPEHTLPS
PEGATSCECEEGFFRAPQDPASMPCTRPPSAPHYLTAVGMGAKVELRWTPPQDSGGREDI
VYSVTCEQCWPESGECGPCEASVRYSEPPHGLTRTSVTVSDLEPHMNYTFTVEARNGVSG
LVTSRSFRTASVSINQTEPPKVRLEGRSTTSLSVSWSIPPPQQSRVWKYEVTYRKKGDSN
SYNVRRTEGFSVTLDDLAPDTTYLVQVQALTQEGQGAGSKVHEFQTLSPEGSGNLAVIGG
VAVGVVLLLVLAGVGFFIHRRRKNQRARQSPEDVYFSKSEQLKPLKTYVDPHTYEDPNQA
VLKFTTEIHPSCVTRQKVIGAGEFGEVYKGMLKTSSGKKEVPVAIKTLKAGYTEKQRVDF
LGEAGIMGQFSHHNIIRLEGVISKYKPMMIITEYMENGALDKFLREKDGEFSVLQLVGML
RGIAAGMKYLANMNYVHRDLAARNILVNSNLVCKVSDFGLSRVLEDDPEATYTTSGGKIP
IRWTAPEAISYRKFTSASDVWSFGIVMWEVMTYGERPYWELSNHEVMKAINDGFRLPTPM
DCPSAIYQLMMQCWQQERARRPKFADIVSILDKLIRAPDSLKTLADFDPRVSIRLPSTSG
SEGVPFRTVSEWLESIKMQQYTEHFMAAGYTAIEKVVQMTNDDIKRIGVRLPGHQKRIAY
SLLGLKDQVNTVGIPI
GenBank ID Protein 55665160
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P29317
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name EPHA2_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AL451042
GeneCard ID EPHA2
GenAtlas ID EPHA2
HGNC ID HGNC:3386
References
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