EPHB6
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Ephrin type-B receptor 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EPHB6 gene.
Gene data
EPHB6- Name
- EPH receptor B6
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- HEP
This gene encodes a member of a family of transmembrane proteins that function as receptors for ephrin-B family proteins. Unlike other members of this family, the encoded protein does not contain a functional kinase domain. Activity of this protein can influence cell adhesion and migration. Expression of this gene is downregulated during tumor progression, suggesting that the protein may suppress tumor invasion and metastasis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013].
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- HomoloGene ID
- 20940
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/2051
- genomic start
- 142552792
- genomic end
- 142568847
- cytogenetic location
- 7q34
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Ephrin type-B receptor 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EPHB6 gene.
Ephrin receptors and their ligands, the ephrins, mediate numerous developmental processes, particularly in the nervous system. 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. The Eph family of 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. Ephrin receptors make up the largest subgroup of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family. The ephrin receptor encoded by this gene lacks the kinase activity of most receptor tyrosine kinases and binds to ephrin-B ligands.
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