| Entrez gene ID | | 1943 |
| Official gene symbol | | EFNA2 |
| Full name | | ephrin-A2 |
| Aliases | | ,ELF-1,EPLG6,HEK7-L,LERK6, |
| Gene summary | | This gene encodes a member of the ephrin family. The protein is composed of a signal sequence, a receptor-binding region, a spacer region, and a hydrophobic region. The EPH and EPH-related receptors comprise the largest subfamily of receptor protein-tyrosine kinases and have been implicated in mediating developmental events, 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. Posttranslational modifications determine whether this protein localizes to the nucleus or the cytoplasm. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 19 Locus: 19p13.3 |
| Gene position | | 1286168 - 1299944 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | plus |
| Gene size | | 13777 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 602756 |
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