EPHB4 Antibody – Rabbit Polyclonal

EphB4: Receptor tyrosine kinase which binds promiscuously transmembrane ephrin-B family ligands residing on adjacent cells, leading to contact-dependent bidirectional 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. Together with its cognate ligand/functional ligand EFNB2 plays a central role in heart morphogenesis and angiogenesis through regulation of cell adhesion and cell migration. EPHB4- mediated forward signaling controls cellular repulsion and segregation form EFNB2-expressing cells. Plays also a role in postnatal blood vessel remodeling, morphogenesis and permeability and is thus important in the context of tumor angiogenesis. Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. Tyr protein kinase family. Ephrin receptor subfamily.

Protein type: EC 2.7.10.1; Eph family; Kinase, protein; Membrane protein, integral; Protein kinase, TK; Protein kinase, tyrosine (receptor); TK group

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 5|5 G2

Cellular Component: integral to plasma membrane

Molecular Function: ephrin receptor activity; protein binding; transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity

Biological Process: angiogenesis; cell adhesion; cell migration during sprouting angiogenesis; ephrin receptor signaling pathway; heart morphogenesis; protein amino acid autophosphorylation; venous blood vessel morphogenesis