背景介绍
EPHA4 also known as EPH receptor A4, belongs to the ephrin receptor subfamily of protein-tyrosine kinases which have been implicated in mediating developmental events, particularly in the nervous system (1). The EPHA4 ligand ephrin-A3 is localized to the astrocytic processes that envelop the spine. Activation of EPHA4 by ephrin-A3 induces spinal retraction and reduces spine density and inhibits the interaction distorted spine shape and organization. EPHA4-null mice possess defects in the corticospinal tract and anterior commissure indicating a model in which an ephrin ligand on the axons senses EPHA4 on spinal cord cells surrounding the corticospinal tract (2).
产品介绍
Human EPHA4 (Ephrin Receptor A4), also known as TYRO1, SEK, and HEK8, GenBank Accession No. NM_004438, a.a. 610-887, with N-terminal GST-tag, MW ~58 kDa, expressed in Sf9 insect cells via a baculovirus expression system.