- Catalog number
- PB9583
- Size / count
- 100 µg/Vial
- Dry ice
- No
- Hazardous
- No
- Discontinued
- No
- Background
- EPH receptor A5 (ephrin type-A receptor 5) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EPHA5 gene. 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. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described.
- Synonyms
- Ephrin type-A receptor 5;2.7.10.1; Brain-specific kinase; EPH homology kinase 1; EHK-1; EPH-like kinase 7; EK7; hEK7; EPHA5; BSK, EHK1, HEK7, TYRO4
- Gene Name
- EPHA5
- Gene ID
- 2044
- UniProt
- P54756
- Host
- Rabbit
- Reactivity
- Human, Mouse, Rat
- Cross Reactivity
- No cross-reactivity with other proteins
- Immunogen
- A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of human Eph receptor A5, different from the related mouse sequence by two amino acids.
- Clonality
- Polyclonal
- Tissue Specificity
- Almost exclusively expressed in the nervous system in cortical neurons, cerebellar Purkinje cells and pyramidal neurons within the cortex and hippocampus. Display an increasing gradient of expression from the forebrain to hindbrain and spinal cord. .
- Applications
- WB
- Field of Research
- Cell Adhesion Proteins, Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling, Integrins, Mediator Complex, Neuroscience, Receptors, Transcription
- Purification
- Immunogen affinity purified.
- Concentration
- Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.
- Form
- Lyophilized
- Reconstitution
- Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.
- Function
- Receptor tyrosine kinase which binds promiscuously GPI- anchored ephrin-A family ligands residing on adjacent cells, leading to contact-dependent biional 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 most probably constitutes the cognate/functional ligand for EPHA5. Functions as an axon guidance molecule during development and may be involved in the development of the retinotectal, entorhino- hippocampal and hippocamposeptal pathways. Together with EFNA5 plays also a role in synaptic plasticity in adult brain through regulation of synaptogenesis. In addition to its function in the nervous system, the interaction of EPHA5 with EFNA5 mediates communication between pancreatic islet cells to regulate glucose- stimulated insulin secretion (By similarity) . .
- References & Citations
- 1. Entrez Gene: EPHA5 EPH receptor A5. 2. Ephnomenclaturecommittee (Sep 1997) . Unified nomenclature for Eph family receptors and their ligands, the ephrins. Eph Nomenclature Committee. Cell 90 (3) : 403–4. 3. Spritz RA, Strunk KM, Lee ST, Lu-Kuo JM, Ward DC, Le Paslier D, Altherr MR, Dorman TE, Moir DT (Jan 1995) . A YAC contig spanning a cluster of human type III receptor protein tyrosine kinase genes (PDGFRA-KIT-KDR) in chromosome segment 4q12. Genomics 22 (2) : 431–6.
- Storage Conditions
- Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
- Calculated Molecular Weight
- 114803 MW
- Observed Molecular Weight
- 114 kDa
- Specificity
- No cross reactivity with other proteins.
- Gene Name Synonym
- Ephrin type-A receptor 5
- Subcellular Location
- Cell membrane ; Single-pass type I membrane protein . Cell projection, axon . Cell projection, dendrite .
- Sequence Similarities
- Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Tyr protein kinase family. Ephrin receptor subfamily.
- Protein Name
- Ephrin type-A receptor 5
- Isotype
- Rabbit IgG
- Contents
- 243