Ephrin type-B receptor 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EPHB4 gene.[5][6]

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EPHB4
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesEPHB4, Ephb4, AI042935, Htk, MDK2, Myk1, Tyro11, EPH receptor B4, HTK, MYK1, TYRO11, HFASD, CMAVM2, LMPHM7
External IDsOMIM: 600011; MGI: 104757; HomoloGene: 20939; GeneCards: EPHB4; OMA:EPHB4 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004444

NM_001159571
NM_010144

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004435

NP_001153043
NP_034274

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 100.8 – 100.83 MbChr 5: 137.35 – 137.38 Mb
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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 protein encoded by this gene binds to ephrin-B2 and plays an essential role in vascular development.[6][7]

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