Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
2046
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
EPH receptor A8
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
EPHA8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
EEK, EK3, HEK3
Chromosome Chromosome number
1
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
1p36.12
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a member of the ephrin receptor subfamily of the protein-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 typ
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT734812 hsa-miR-10a-3p Microarray 33530159
MIRT966625 hsa-miR-1298 CLIP-seq
MIRT966626 hsa-miR-378g CLIP-seq
MIRT966627 hsa-miR-4731-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT966628 hsa-miR-764 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0004714 Function Transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity IBA 21873635
GO:0005004 Function GPI-linked ephrin receptor activity ISS
GO:0005005 Function Transmembrane-ephrin receptor activity IBA 21873635
GO:0005524 Function ATP binding IEA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane TAS
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
176945 3391 ENSG00000070886
Protein
UniProt ID P29322
Protein name Ephrin type-A receptor 8 (EC 2.7.10.1) (EPH- and ELK-related kinase) (EPH-like kinase 3) (EK3) (hEK3) (Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor EEK)
Protein function Receptor tyrosine kinase which binds promiscuously GPI-anchored ephrin-A family ligands residing on adjacent cells, leading to contact-dependent bidirectional signaling into neighboring cells. The signaling pathway downstream of the receptor is
PDB 1UCV , 1X5L , 3KUL
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01404 Ephrin_lbd 32 204 Ephrin receptor ligand binding domain Domain
PF00041 fn3 330 424 Fibronectin type III domain Domain
PF00041 fn3 438 524 Fibronectin type III domain Domain
PF14575 EphA2_TM 542 632 Ephrin type-A receptor 2 transmembrane domain Domain
PF07714 PK_Tyr_Ser-Thr 635 892 Protein tyrosine and serine/threonine kinase Domain
PF00536 SAM_1 932 992 SAM domain (Sterile alpha motif) Domain
Sequence
MAPARGRLPPALWVVTAAAAAATCVSAARGEVNLLDTSTIHGDWGWLTYPAHGWDSINEV
DESFQPIHTYQVCNVMSPNQNNWLRTSWVPRDGARRVYAEIKFTLRDCNSMPGVLGTCKE
TFNLYYLESDRDLGASTQESQFLKIDTIAADESFTGADLGVRRLKLNTEVRSVGPLSKRG
FYLAFQDIGACLAILSLRIYYKKC
PAMVRNLAAFSEAVTGADSSSLVEVRGQCVRHSEER
DTPKMYCSAEGEWLVPIGKCVCSAGYEERRDACVACELGFYKSAPGDQLCARCPPHSHSA
APAAQACHCDLSYYRAALDPPSSACTRPPSAPVNLISSVNGTSVTLEWAPPLDPGGRSDI
TYNAVCRRCPWALSRCEACGSGTRFVPQQTSLVQASLLVANLLAHMNYSFWIEAVNGVSD
LSPE
PRRAAVVNITTNQAAPSQVVVIRQERAGQTSVSLLWQEPEQPNGIILEYEIKYYEK
DKEMQSYSTLKAVTTRATVSGLKPGTRYVFQVRARTSAGCGRFS
QAMEVETGKPRPRYDT
RTIVWICLTLITGLVVLLLLLICKKRHCGYSKAFQDSDEEKMHYQNGQAPPPVFLPLHHP
PGKLPEPQFYAEPHTYEEPGRAGRSFTREIEA
SRIHIEKIIGSGDSGEVCYGRLRVPGQR
DVPVAIKALKAGYTERQRRDFLSEASIMGQFDHPNIIRLEGVVTRGRLAMIVTEYMENGS
LDTFLRTHDGQFTIMQLVGMLRGVGAGMRYLSDLGYVHRDLAARNVLVDSNLVCKVSDFG
LSRVLEDDPDAAYTTTGGKIPIRWTAPEAIAFRTFSSASDVWSFGVVMWEVLAYGERPYW
NMTNRDVISSVEEGYRLPAPMGCPHALHQLMLDCWHKDRAQRPRFSQIVSVL
DALIRSPE
SLRATATVSRCPPPAFVRSCFDLRGGSGGGGGLTVGDWLDSIRMGRYRDHFAAGGYSSLG
MVLRMNAQDVRALGITLMGHQKKILGSIQTMR
AQLTSTQGPRRHL
Sequence length 1005
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  Axon guidance   EPH-Ephrin signaling
EPHA-mediated growth cone collapse
EPH-ephrin mediated repulsion of cells
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Gastric cancer Gastric Adenocarcinoma rs137854571, rs63751108, rs34612342, rs121908383, rs121909144, rs121909775, rs121909219, rs121909223, rs63750871, rs80359530, rs121964873, rs121913530, rs606231203, rs121918505, rs587776802
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Lung adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) rs28934576, rs121913530, rs397516975, rs587776805, rs121913469, rs121913364, rs121913351, rs121913366, rs397516896, rs397516977, rs397516981, rs397517127, rs121913344, rs727504233, rs121913370
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Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Moyamoya Disease Moyamoya Disease GWAS
Glioblastoma Glioblastoma CRISPR screening of E3 ubiquitin ligases reveals Ring Finger Protein 185 as a novel tumor suppressor in glioblastoma repressed by promoter hypermethylation and miR-587 GWAS, CBGDA
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Anemia Sickle Cell Associate 11698299
Breast Neoplasms Inhibit 19151749
Breast Neoplasms Associate 19435818
Bruton type agammaglobulinemia Associate 8013627
Carcinoma Ovarian Epithelial Stimulate 26989075
Carcinoma Pancreatic Ductal Associate 33213062
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 27590381
Cardiomyopathy infantile histiocytoid Associate 27282351
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Associate 35216506
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Associate 23479771