Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP02588
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Ephrin-A1
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name EFNA1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Not Available
Specific Function Cell surface GPI-bound 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. Plays an important role in angiogenesis and tumor neovascularization. The recruitment of VAV2, VAV3 and PI3-kinase p85 subunit by phosphorylated EPHA2 is critical for EFNA1-induced RAC1 GTPase activation and vascular endothelial cell migration and assembly. Exerts anti-oncogenic effects in tumor cells through activation and down-regulation of EPHA2. Activates EPHA2 by inducing tyrosine phosphorylation which leads to its internalization and degradation. Acts as a negative regulator in the tumorigenesis of gliomas by down-regulating EPHA2 and FAK. Can evoke collapse of embryonic neuronal growth cone and regulates dendritic spine morphogenesis (By similarity).
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 3
Locus Not Available
SNPs EFNA1
Gene Sequence
>618 bp
ATGGAGTTCTTCTGGGCCTCTCTCTTGGGTCTGTGCTGCAGTCTGGCCGCTGCTAACCGC
CACACCGTCTTCTGGAACAGTTCAAACCCCAAGTTTTGGAATGAGGACTACACAGTACAT
GTGCGGATAGATGACTACCTGGACATCATCTGTCCTCATTACGAGGATAACTCTGTGCCA
GATGCGGCCATGGAGCAGTACACACTGTACCTGGTGGAGCACGAGCAGTACCAGCTGTGC
CAACCCCAACCCAAGGACCATGCCCGCTGGTTCTGCAAGAGTCCCAAAGCCAAGCATGGC
CCGGAGAAGCTGTCTGAGAAGTTCCACCGCTTCACAGGGTTTACCCTCAGCAAGGATTTC
AAAGAGGGACACAGCTACTACTACATCTCCAAGCCCATCCACCACCAGGAAGACCGTTGC
TTGAGGCTGAAGGTGATGATCGCTGGCAAAATCACTCACAGCCCTCAGGCTCATCCCAAT
GCACAAGAGAAGAGACTTCCAGCAGATGACCCGGAGGTGCAGGTTCTGCATAGCATCGGG
CACAGCGCCGCTCCTCGCCTCTTCCCACTAGCCTGGGCTGTGCTGCTCCTGCCATTCCTG
CTGCTGCAAATCCCGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 205
Molecular Weight 23838.0
Theoretical pI 7.2
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • 1-18
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Ephrin-A1
MEFFWASLLGLCCSLAAANRHTVFWNSSNPKFWNEDYTVHVRIDDYLDIICPHYEDNSVP
DAAMEQYTLYLVEHEQYQLCQPQPKDHARWFCKSPKAKHGPEKLSEKFHRFTGFTLSKDF
KEGHSYYYISKPIHHQEDRCLRLKVMIAGKITHSPQAHPNAQEKRLPADDPEVQVLHSIG
HSAAPRLFPLAWAVLLLPFLLLQIP
GenBank ID Protein AAI02890.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q3ZC64
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name EFNA1_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID BC102889
GeneCard ID EFNA1
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available