Ephrin A3 is aprotein that in humans is encoded by theEFNA3gene.[5][6]
This gene encodes a member of theephrin (EPH) family. The ephrins and EPH-related receptors comprise the largest subfamily of receptor protein-tyrosinekinases and have been implicated in mediating developmental events, especially in thenervous system and inerythropoiesis. 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 transmembraneproteins. This gene encodes an EFNA class ephrin.[6]
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