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EPHA8

Ephrin type-A receptor 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EPHA8 gene.

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2.7.10.1
Aliases
EPHA8, EEK, EK3, HEK3, EPH receptor A8
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1UCV, 1X5L, 3KUL
Band
1p36.12 · 4|4 D3
Bgee
endothelial cell · gonad · spleen · hypothalamus · secondary oocyte
BioGPS
n/a

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Edges11
Triples110
Avg. degree1.83
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Gene ontology · 44
EPHA8 → ATP binding, axon guidance, cell adhesion, cell differentiation, cell projection, cellular response to follicle-stimulating hormone stimulus, cytoplasm, early endosome membrane, endosome, ephrin receptor activity, ephrin receptor signaling pathway, GPI-linked ephrin receptor activity, integral component of membrane, integral component of plasma membrane, kinase activity, membrane, multicellular organism development, negative regulation of apoptotic process, negative regulation of signal transduction, nervous system development
Bgee · 20
EPHA8 → anterior cingulate cortex, cerebellar cortex, cingulate gyrus, endothelial cell, entorhinal cortex, gonad, hypothalamus, Ileal epithelium, lacrimal groove, lens, mesencephalon, neural layer of retina, perirhinal cortex, prefrontal cortex, primary visual cortex, secondary oocyte, spleen, substantia nigra, superior frontal gyrus, visual cortex
RNA expression pattern · 20
EPHA8 → anterior cingulate cortex, cerebellar cortex, cingulate gyrus, endothelial cell, entorhinal cortex, gonad, hypothalamus, Ileal epithelium, lacrimal groove, lens, mesencephalon, neural layer of retina, perirhinal cortex, prefrontal cortex, primary visual cortex, secondary oocyte, spleen, substantia nigra, superior frontal gyrus, visual cortex
Band · 2
EPHA8 → 1p36.12, 4|4 D3
Chr. · 2
EPHA8 → Chromosome 1 (human), Chromosome 4 (mouse)
End · 2
EPHA8 → 136,956,816 bp, 22,603,595 bp
2.7.10.1 · 1
EPHA8 → ↗
Aliases · 1
EPHA8 → EPHA8, EEK, EK3, HEK3, EPH receptor A8
Available structures · 1
EPHA8 → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1UCV, 1X5L, 3KUL
BioGPS · 1
EPHA8 → n/a

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bp gene chr human band receptor ephrin chromosome protein location mouse eph kinase nervous system function receptors encoded search activity

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EPHA82.7.10.11.00infobox
EPHA8AliasesEPHA8, EEK, EK3, HEK3, EPH receptor A81.00infobox
EPHA8Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1UCV, 1X5L, 3KUL1.00infobox
EPHA8Band1p36.121.00infobox
EPHA8Band4|4 D31.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeeendothelial cell1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeegonad1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeespleen1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeehypothalamus1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeesecondary oocyte1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeemesencephalon1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeesubstantia nigra1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeeprefrontal cortex1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeecingulate gyrus1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeeanterior cingulate cortex1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeeneural layer of retina1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeecerebellar cortex1.00infobox
EPHA8BgeeIleal epithelium1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeeperirhinal cortex1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeevisual cortex1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeesuperior frontal gyrus1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeelacrimal groove1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeeprimary visual cortex1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeeentorhinal cortex1.00infobox
EPHA8Bgeelens1.00infobox
EPHA8BioGPSn/a1.00infobox
EPHA8Chr.Chromosome 1 (human)1.00infobox
EPHA8Chr.Chromosome 4 (mouse)1.00infobox
EPHA8DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
EPHA8End22,603,595 bp1.00infobox

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