Gene Information
Gene NameEPHA5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1037
Protein NamesEphrin type-A receptor 5 (EC 2.7.10.1) (Brain-specific kinase) (EPH homology kinase 1) (EHK-1) (EPH-like kinase 7) (EK7) (hEK7)
Target Nameephrin type-a receptor 5
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000145242 )
Evolutionary StageOpisthokonta
AlphaFoldDBP54756
Gene CardEPHA5
Uniprot IDP54756
PfamPF14575; PF01404; PF00041; PF07714; PF00536
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.383680899)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ EPHA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ EPHA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ EPHA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Epha5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ EPHA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Epha5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ EPHA5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsEPHA4, EPHA10
ParalogsEPHA7, NTRK1, EPHB3, ALK, FGFR3, EPHA2, LMTK2, EPHB1, EPHA3, INSR, PDGFRA, EGFR, CSF1R, ERBB3, KIT, NTRK3, DDR1, ERBB4, EPHA8, TEK, MUSK, MERTK, FGFR4, FLT3, EPHB6, FLT1, DDR2, EPHA6, NTRK2, IGF1R, INSRR, EPHB4, PDGFRB, ERBB2, KDR, FGFR2, TYRO3, MST1R, AXL, EPHB2, ROR1, ROR2, ROS1, EPHA10, EPHA4, RET, LTK, FLT4, TIE1, FGFR1, RYK, EPHA1, MET
Tissuebrain
Tissue SpecificityAlmost exclusively expressed in the nervous system in cortical neurons, cerebellar Purkinje cells and pyramidal neurons within the cortex and hippocampus. Display an increasing gradient of expression from the forebrain to hindbrain and spinal cord. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10375373, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9191074}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2R2P  (X-ray  2.40A  4ET7  (X-ray  2.60A 
DBSNP rs33932471  rs55710198  rs56205382  rs199614818  rs56074660  rs1057520012  rs36050417  rs56359290  rs56312931 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10375373};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Cell projection, axon {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P54757}. Cell projection, dendrite {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10375373, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9191074}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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