Rabbit anti-Human EPHA7 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

Q15375

Target Species

Human

Target Name

EPHA7

Target Full Name

Ephrin type-A receptor 7

Target 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 referred to as forward signaling while the signaling pathway downstream of the ephrin ligand is referred to as reverse signaling. Among GPI-anchored ephrin-A ligands, EFNA5 is a cognate/functional ligand for EPHA7 and their interaction regulates brain development modulating cell-cell adhesion and repulsion. Has a repellent activity on axons and is for instance involved in the guidance of corticothalamic axons and in the proper topographic mapping of retinal axons to the colliculus. May also regulate brain development through a caspase(CASP3)-dependent proapoptotic activity. Forward signaling may result in activation of components of the ERK signaling pathway including MAP2K1, MAP2K2, MAPK1 AND MAPK3 which are phosphorylated upon activation of EPHA7.

Target Subcellular Location

Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.

Target Protein Families

Protein kinase superfamily, Tyr protein kinase family, Ephrin receptor subfamily

Target Tissue Specificity

Widely expressed.

Target Synonyms

Cek 11; Developmental kinase 1; EBK; EHK-3; EHK3; EK11; Embryonic brain kinase; EPH homology kinase 3; EPH-like kinase 11; Epha7; EPHA7_HUMAN; Ephrin receptor Eph A7; Ephrin type A receptor 7; Ephrin type-A receptor 7; hEK11; MDK 1; Receptor protein tyrosine kinase HEK 11; Tyrosine protein kinase receptor EHK 3

Target Background

This gene belongs to 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 typically have a single kinase domain and an extracellular region containing a Cys-rich domain and 2 fibronectin 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. Increased expression of this gene is associated with multiple forms of carcinoma. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.