Ephrin type-A receptor 8 is aprotein that in humans is encoded by theEPHA8gene.[5][6]
This gene encodes a member of theephrin receptor subfamily of theprotein-tyrosine kinase family. EPH and EPH-related receptors have been implicated in mediating developmental events, particularly in the nervous system. Receptors in the EPH subfamily typically have a single kinase domain and an extracellular region containing a Cys-rich domain and 2fibronectin type III repeats. The ephrin 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. The protein encoded by this gene functions as a receptor for ephrin A2, A3 and A5 and plays a role in short-range contact-mediatedaxonal guidance during development of the mammalian nervous system.[6]
EPHA8 has been shown tointeract withFYN.[7]
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