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EPHA5 (Eph Receptor A5) - a receptor tyrosine kinase highly expressed in hippocampus and cortex, involved in synaptic plasticity, learning and memory, and implicated in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease
| Gene Symbol | EPHA5 |
| Full Name | Eph Receptor A5 |
| Chromosome | 5q21 |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | is a member of the Eph receptor tyrosine kinase family that plays crucial roles in neural development, synaptic plasticity, and cellular communication. |
| Primary Expression | the hippocampus and cortex, brain regions critical for learning and memory that are vulnerable |
| Amino Acids | 1035 aa |
| Exons | 18 |
| Pathways | Wnt signaling pathway |
| UniProt ID | P35909 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 1974 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000142347 |
| OMIM | 600004 |
| GeneCards | EPHA5 |
| Human Protein Atlas | EPHA5 |
| Associated Diseases | Migraine, esophageal adenocarcinoma, exceptional response to cancer therapy |
| Interactions | EPHB2 |
| KG Connections | 37 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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EPHA5["<b>EPHA5</b>"]
EPHB2["EPHB2"]
EPHA5 -->|"phosphorylates"| EPHB2
Dectin_1["Dectin-1"]
EPHA5 -->|"phosphorylates"| Dectin_1
Wnt_signaling_pathway(["Wnt signaling pathway"])
EPHA5 -->|"activates"| Wnt_signaling_pathway
osteoblast_differentiation["osteoblast differentiation"]
EPHA5 -->|"inhibits"| osteoblast_differentiation
migraine{"migraine"}
EPHA5 -->|"associated with"| migraine
exceptional_response_to_cancer_therapy["exceptional response to cancer therapy"]
EPHA5 -->|"associated with"| exceptional_response_to_cancer_therapy
esophageal_adenocarcinoma{"esophageal adenocarcinoma"}
EPHA5 -->|"associated with"| esophageal_adenocarcinoma
Migraine{"Migraine"}
EPHA5 -->|"associated with"| Migraine
EP300["EP300"]
EPHA5 -->|"associated with"| EP300
NLGN2["NLGN2"]
EPHA5 -->|"associated with"| NLGN2
CDK4["CDK4"]
EPHA5 -->|"associated with"| CDK4
CHD4["CHD4"]
EPHA5 -->|"associated with"| CHD4
Dexamethasone["Dexamethasone"]
Dexamethasone -->|"downregulates"| EPHA5
c_Fos["c-Fos"]
c_Fos -->|"upregulates"| EPHA5
KCNK5["KCNK5"]
KCNK5 -->|"associated with"| EPHA5
TGFB1["TGFB1"]
TGFB1 -->|"associated with"| EPHA5
TP53["TP53"]
TP53 -->|"associated with"| EPHA5
NR1D1["NR1D1"]
NR1D1 -->|"associated with"| EPHA5
FXN["FXN"]
FXN -->|"associated with"| EPHA5
style EPHA5 fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPHB2 | phosphorylates | gene | 0.90 |
| Dectin-1 | phosphorylates | receptor | 0.90 |
| Wnt signaling pathway | activates | pathway | 0.80 |
| osteoblast differentiation | inhibits | biological_process | 0.80 |
| migraine | associated_with | disease | 0.80 |
| exceptional response to cancer therapy | associated_with | phenotype | 0.80 |
| esophageal adenocarcinoma | associated_with | disease | 0.80 |
| Migraine | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| EP300 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLGN2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CDK4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CHD4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HMGCR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TGFB3 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NLGN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| DCC | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MEF2C | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Neuron | regulates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| AND | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| App | regulates | protein | 0.60 |
| Cortex | expressed_in | brain_region | 0.55 |
| Neuron | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| NGN1 | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| NGN2 | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone | downregulates | drug | 0.80 |
| c-Fos | upregulates | transcription_factor | 0.80 |
| KCNK5 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TGFB1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NR1D1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| FXN | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NGN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NGN2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MEF2C | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| DCC | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NLGN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||