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EPHB4

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Understanding Entity Pages

This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about EPHB4: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.

188Connections
1Hypotheses
1Analyses
50Outgoing
50Incoming

Summary

EPHB4 (Eph Receptor B4) is a member of the Eph receptor tyrosine kinase family that plays crucial roles in neural development, synaptic plasticity, cellular communication, and blood-brain barrier function. Dysregulated EPHB4 signaling has been implicated in neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

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🧬 Gene Info
Gene SymbolEPHB4
AliasesEph Receptor B4
Chromosome5q22.1
Protein TypeKinase
Target ClassKinase
FunctionSmall molecule inhibitor of receptor tyrosine kinase activity
Mechanism of ActionSmall molecule inhibitor of receptor tyrosine kinase activity
Primary Expressionthe ventricular zone and cortical plate, coinciding with periods of active neurogenesis and neuronal migration
DruggabilityLow (0.43)
Clinical StageApproved
PathwaysEphrin-EphB receptor signaling
UniProt IDP54760
NCBI Gene ID2050
Ensembl IDENSG00000196411
OMIM600010
GeneCardsEPHB4
Human Protein AtlasEPHB4
Associated DiseasesAD, ALI, ALS, Cancer, Cardiac
Known Drugs/CompoundsIcariin
InteractionsSRC, RHOA, AKT, TP53, EFNB1, USH2A
SciDEX TargetView Target Profile (7 clinical trials)
SciDEX HypothesesEphrin-B2/EphB4 Axis Manipulation
KG Connections188 knowledge graph edges
DatabasesGeneCardsHPASTRING
🔮 Predicted Structure: EPHB4 — AlphaFold Q541P7 Click to expand

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Wiki Pages (21)

Knowledge base pages for this entity

Canonical Page

EPHB4 Gene

gene · 2157 words

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)

disease · 12907 words

Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)

disease · 5823 words

cognitive-reserve-cbs-psp

therapeutic · 4179 words

Astrocytes

cell · 3974 words

Vestibular Function Testing in Corticobasal Syndrome

diagnostic · 3633 words

Pathway Diagram

flowchart TD
    h_e6437136["h-e6437136"] -->|"therapeutic target"| EPHB4["EPHB4"]
    h_e6437136["h-e6437136"] -->|"targets"| EPHB4["EPHB4"]
    AGGF1["AGGF1"] -->|"upregulates"| EPHB4["EPHB4"]
    EPHB4["EPHB4"] -->|"associated with"| Cancer["Cancer"]
    EPHB4["EPHB4"] -->|"interacts with"| Carcinoma["Carcinoma"]
    EPHB4["EPHB4"] -->|"interacts with"| Ms["Ms"]
    EPHB4["EPHB4"] -->|"interacts with"| Tumor["Tumor"]
    EPHB4["EPHB4"] -->|"associated with"| Ms["Ms"]
    EPHB4["EPHB4"] -->|"associated with"| Als["Als"]
    EPHB4["EPHB4"] -->|"activates"| Aging["Aging"]
    EPHB4["EPHB4"] -->|"activates"| Ms["Ms"]
    EPHB4["EPHB4"] -->|"activates"| Als["Als"]
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    style EPHB4 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style AGGF1 fill:#4a1a6b,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Cancer fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Carcinoma fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Ms fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Tumor fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Als fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0
    style Aging fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0

Outgoing (123)

TargetRelationTypeStr
RASA1interacts_withentity0.95
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transitionpromotesprocess0.95
VEIN OF GALEN MALFORMATIONassociated_withentity0.90
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomainvolved_indisease0.90
Cerebrovascular Developmentinvolved_inprocess0.90

Incoming (65)

SourceRelationTypeStr
EPHRINB2interacts_withentity0.95
EFNB2interacts_withgene0.95
Icariinupregulatescompound0.90
ICARIINupregulatesentity0.90
h-e6437136targets_genehypothesis0.90

Targeting Hypotheses (1)

Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target

HypothesisScoreDiseaseAnalysis
Ephrin-B2/EphB4 Axis Manipulation 0.399 neurodegeneration 4R-tau strain-specific spreading pattern

Mentioning Analyses (1)

Scientific analyses that reference this entity

4R-tau strain-specific spreading patterns in PSP vs CBD

neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.507

Related Papers (17)

Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity

Title & PMIDAuthorsJournalYearCitations
Aberrant epithelial cell interaction promotes esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma [PMID:38097539] Chen L, Zhu S, Liu T, Zhao X, Xiang T, H Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023 1
Icariin Alleviates Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis through EphB4/Ephrin-B2 A [PMID:32508946] Huang M, Wang Y, Peng R Evid Based Complement Alternat 2020 1
EphrinB2-EphB4-RASA1 Signaling in Human Cerebrovascular Development and Disease. [PMID:30819650] Zeng X, Hunt A, Jin SC, Duran D, Gaillar Trends Mol Med 2019 1
Working with children and young people in research: Supportive practices and pat [PMID:37186542] ["Thomas C", "Cockcroft E", "Jenkins G", Journal of child health care : 2025 0
Manipulating the EphB4-ephrinB2 axis to reduce metastasis in HNSCC. [PMID:39489818] Abdelazeem KNM, Nguyen D, Corbo S, Darra Oncogene 2025 0
Replacing Dietary Fish Meal with Defatted Black Soldier Fly ( [PMID:35492617] ["Li X", "Qin C", "Fang Z", "Sun X", "Sh Frontiers in physiology 2022 0
Effect of anti-interleukin drugs in patients with COVID-19 and signs of cytokine [PMID:34756178] ["Declercq J", "Van Damme K", "De Leeuw The Lancet. Respiratory medici 2021 0
Predictive factors of volumetric reduction in lumbar disc herniation treated by [PMID:32945283] ["Negro A", "Paolucci A", "Russo C", "Di Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parme 2020 0
Variation in Intensive Care Unit Intubation Practices in Pulmonary Critical Care [PMID:33728421] ["Brady A", "Brown W", "Denson J", "Wint ATS scholar 2020 0
The predominance of nucleotidyl activation in bacterial phosphonate biosynthesis [PMID:31420548] ["Rice K", "Batul K", "Whiteside J", "Ke Nature communications 2019 0
A review of the impact of financing mechanisms on maternal health care in Austra [PMID:31752792] ["Fox H", "Topp S", "Callander E", "Lind BMC public health 2019 0
Molecular identity of arteries, veins, and lymphatics. [PMID:30154011] Wolf K, Hu H, Isaji T, Dardik A Journal of vascular surgery 2019 0
Vitamin D3 Induces Gene Expression of Ox-LDL Scavenger Receptors in Streptozotoc [PMID:29766000] Alizadeh S, Mirshafiey A, Djalali M, Alv Reports of biochemistry & mole 2018 0
Focal molography is a new method for the in situ analysis of molecular interacti [PMID:28945239] ["Gatterdam V", "Frutiger A", "Stengele Nature nanotechnology 2017 0
Translating RNA sequencing into clinical diagnostics: opportunities and challeng [PMID:26996076] ["Byron S", "Van Keuren-Jensen K", "Enge Nature reviews. Genetics 2016 0
Superimposed electrical stimulation improves mobility of pre-stiff thumbs after [PMID:24894392] ["Moineau B", "Boisgontier M"] Annals of physical and rehabil 2014 0
Metastatic soft tissue sarcoma diagnosed by small bowel video capsule endoscopy. [PMID:20368563] Weiss JM, Attia S, Bailey HH, Weber S, H Journal of clinical oncology : 2010 0