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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.
| Gene Symbol | EPHB4 |
| Aliases | Eph Receptor B4 |
| Chromosome | 5q22.1 |
| Protein Type | Kinase |
| Target Class | Kinase |
| Function | Small molecule inhibitor of receptor tyrosine kinase activity |
| Mechanism of Action | Small molecule inhibitor of receptor tyrosine kinase activity |
| Primary Expression | the ventricular zone and cortical plate, coinciding with periods of active neurogenesis and neuronal migration |
| Druggability | Low (0.43) |
| Clinical Stage | Approved |
| Pathways | Ephrin-EphB receptor signaling |
| UniProt ID | P54760 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 2050 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000196411 |
| OMIM | 600010 |
| GeneCards | EPHB4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | EPHB4 |
| Associated Diseases | AD, ALI, ALS, Cancer, Cardiac |
| Known Drugs/Compounds | Icariin |
| Interactions | SRC, RHOA, AKT, TP53, EFNB1, USH2A |
| SciDEX Target | View Target Profile (7 clinical trials) |
| SciDEX Hypotheses | Ephrin-B2/EphB4 Axis Manipulation |
| KG Connections | 188 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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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 Aging fill:#ef5350,stroke:#333,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| RASA1 | interacts_with | entity | 0.95 |
| Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition | promotes | process | 0.95 |
| VEIN OF GALEN MALFORMATION | associated_with | entity | 0.90 |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | involved_in | disease | 0.90 |
| Cerebrovascular Development | involved_in | process | 0.90 |
| Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition | associated_with | process | 0.90 |
| EFNB2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.85 |
| Vein Of Galen Malformation | associated_with | disease | 0.85 |
| Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis | protects_against | disease | 0.85 |
| Osteoporosis | regulates | disease | 0.85 |
| RHOA | regulates | gene | 0.80 |
| Congenital Cerebrovascular Disease | associated_with | disease | 0.80 |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | drives | disease | 0.80 |
| Cell Proliferation | regulates | process | 0.75 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Osteoporosis | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiac | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | causes | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| SRC | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RHOA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EFNB1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RASA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HIP1R | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| neurodegeneration | implicated_in | disease | 0.60 |
| TP53 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| RASA1 | mediates | entity | 0.60 |
| RASA1 | causes | entity | 0.60 |
| RHOA | expressed_in | entity | 0.60 |
| IL6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ADAM17 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| USH2A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNFA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Osteoblast | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| Osteoclast | activates | cell_type | 0.60 |
| APOE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPHRINB2 | interacts_with | entity | 0.95 |
| EFNB2 | interacts_with | gene | 0.95 |
| Icariin | upregulates | compound | 0.90 |
| ICARIIN | upregulates | entity | 0.90 |
| h-e6437136 | targets_gene | hypothesis | 0.90 |
| h-e6437136 | targets | hypothesis | 0.80 |
| AGGF1 | upregulates | gene | 0.80 |
| Icariin | modulates | compound | 0.80 |
| Glucocorticoid | downregulates | drug | 0.80 |
| TP53 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EFNB1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RASA1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RYR2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| SCN1A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ROBO1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GAD2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PIK3CB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NOS1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CFTR | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TP53 | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| SRC | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| EFNB1 | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| RHOA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL1B | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| TNFA | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| USH2A | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| EFNB1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | binds_to | gene | 0.60 |
| ERK | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | causes | gene | 0.60 |
| COMPLEMENT | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | associated_with | entity | 0.60 |
| AND | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | expressed_in | gene | 0.60 |
| ITGB8 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ANGPTL4 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| ANGPTL4 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOE | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| ADAM17 | interacts_with | protein | 0.50 |
| IL1B | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| TNFA | interacts_with | gene | 0.50 |
| AKT | co_expressed_with | protein | 0.50 |
| EFNB1 | co_expressed_with | gene | 0.50 |
| C1Q | debate_co_mention | gene | 0.45 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrin-B2/EphB4 Axis Manipulation | 0.399 | neurodegeneration | 4R-tau strain-specific spreading pattern |
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
neurodegeneration | 2026-04-01 | 7 hypotheses Top: 0.507
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |