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Gene information for EPHB6 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID2051
Official gene symbolEPHB6
Full nameEPH receptor B6
Aliases,HEP,MGC129910,MGC129911,
Gene summaryEphrin 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. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 7   Locus: 7q33-q35
Gene position142552792 - 142568847  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size16056 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602757