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Dr. Parkash Gill and Novel Therapeutic Targets (EphB4, Axk, GRP78) in Pancreatic Cancer

English: Gene expression pattern of the EPHB4 ...
Gene expression pattern of the EPHB4 gene

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][3]

APA/Hirshberg Symposium: Celebrating 10 Years of the Hirshberg Seed Grant THERAPY Novel Therapeutic Targets (EphB4, Axk, GRP78) in Pancreatic Cancer Dr. Parkash Gill.

  1. 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.
  2.  Jump up to:a b “Entrez Gene: EPHB4 EPH receptor B4”.
  3. Jump up 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:10.1016/S1097-2765(00)80342-1PMID 10518221.