Rabbit anti-Human EFNB2 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P52799

Target Species

Human

Target Name

EFNB2

Target Full Name

Ephrin-B2

Target Function

Cell surface transmembrane ligand for Eph receptors, a family of receptor tyrosine kinases which are crucial for migration, repulsion and adhesion during neuronal, vascular and epithelial development. Binds promiscuously Eph receptors residing on adjacent cells, leading to contact-dependent bidirectional signaling into neighboring cells. The signaling pathway downstream of the receptor is referred to as forward signaling while the signaling pathway downstream of the ephrin ligand is referred to as reverse signaling. Binds to receptor tyrosine kinase including EPHA4, EPHA3 and EPHB4. Together with EPHB4 plays a central role in heart morphogenesis and angiogenesis through regulation of cell adhesion and cell migration. EPHB4-mediated forward signaling controls cellular repulsion and segregation from EFNB2-expressing cells. May play a role in constraining the orientation of longitudinally projecting axons.; (Microbial infection) Acts as a receptor for Hendra virus and Nipah virus.

Target Subcellular Location

Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell junction, adherens junction.

Target Protein Families

Ephrin family

Target Tissue Specificity

Lung and kidney.

Target Synonyms

EFNB2; EPLG5; HTKL; LERK5; Ephrin-B2; EPH-related receptor tyrosine kinase ligand 5; LERK-5; HTK ligand; HTK-L

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the ephrin (EPH) family. The ephrins and EPH-related receptors comprise the largest subfamily of receptor protein-tyrosine kinases and have been implicated in mediating developmental events, especially in the nervous system and in erythropoiesis. 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. This gene encodes an EFNB class ephrin which binds to the EPHB4 and EPHA3 receptors.