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EPHA6
EPH receptor A6
Chromosome 3 · 3q11.2
NCBI Gene: 285220Ensembl: ENSG00000080224.18HGNC: HGNC:19296UniProt: A0A0B4J1T8
38PubMed Papers
20Diseases
1Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
KinaseReceptor
CLINICAL
FDA Approved Target
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingaxon guidanceephrin receptor signaling pathwayplasma membranemedullary thyroid gland carcinomaneoplasmplacenta praeviathyroid neoplasm
✦AI Summary

EPHA6 is a receptor tyrosine kinase that binds GPI-anchored ephrin-A ligands on adjacent cells, initiating contact-dependent bidirectional signaling involved in axon guidance and cell-cell communication. EPHA6 exhibits context-dependent roles in cancer: in prostate cancer, EPHA6 is consistently overexpressed in metastatic cells and promotes invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis, correlating with vascular invasion, neural invasion, PSA levels, and TNM staging 1. Conversely, in glioblastoma, high EPHA6 expression correlates with better prognosis, and EPHA6 sensitizes glioma-initiating cells to BMP-2-induced apoptosis through interaction with the BMP type I receptor ALK-2 2. In uveal melanoma, high EPHA6 nuclear expression associates with older age at diagnosis and absence of retinal detachment 3. During retinal development, the transcription factor HMX1 negatively regulates EPHA6 expression to modulate axon guidance 4. Circulating long noncoding RNA LNC-EPHA6 associates with vascular injury and acute kidney transplant rejection, suggesting EPHA6-related mechanisms influence vascular integrity 5. These findings establish EPHA6 as a multifaceted regulator with therapeutic potential in cancer and transplantation contexts.

Sources cited
1
EPHA6 is overexpressed in metastatic prostate cancer cells, promotes invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis, and correlates with cancer progression markers
PMID: 26041887
2
EPHA6 expression is lower in glioblastoma than normal brain, correlates with better prognosis, and sensitizes glioma-initiating cells to BMP-2-induced apoptosis
PMID: 31483918
3
High EPHA6 nuclear expression in uveal melanoma associates with older age at diagnosis and absence of retinal detachment
PMID: 35626181
4
HMX1 dimerization inhibits EPHA6 expression during retinal development for axon guidance
PMID: 24945320
5
Circulating LNC-EPHA6 levels are elevated during acute kidney transplant rejection and associate with vascular injury
PMID: 32764470
Disease Associationsⓘ20
medullary thyroid gland carcinomaOpen Targets
0.52Moderate
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
placenta praeviaOpen Targets
0.39Weak
thyroid neoplasmOpen Targets
0.39Weak
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.38Weak
thyroid carcinomaOpen Targets
0.37Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.36Weak
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.36Weak
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.34Weak
thyroid cancerOpen Targets
0.34Weak
cerebral atherosclerosisOpen Targets
0.29Weak
type 1 diabetes mellitusOpen Targets
0.28Weak
corneal neovascularizationOpen Targets
0.28Weak
hypertrophic cardiomyopathyOpen Targets
0.28Weak
viral pneumoniaOpen Targets
0.27Weak
Abnormal erythrocyte morphologyOpen Targets
0.25Weak
metabolic diseaseOpen Targets
0.25Weak
placental retentionOpen Targets
0.24Weak
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.20Weak
celiac diseaseOpen Targets
0.19Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Drug Targets1
VANDETANIBApproved
Ephrin receptor inhibitor
Related Genes
EPHB6Shared pathway100%EPHA10Shared pathway100%RASA1Protein interaction90%NGEFProtein interaction90%ABL1Protein interaction85%EPHA2Protein interaction81%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Brain
43%
Heart
13%
Bone Marrow
3%
Liver
1%
Lung
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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EPHA6EPHB6EPHA10RASA1NGEFABL1EPHA2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9UF33
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.63LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.49 [0.38–0.63]
RankingsWhere EPHA6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #10,467of 20,598
    Most Researched38
  • #1,012of 1,025
    FDA-Approved Drug Targets1
  • #4,490of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.63
Genes detectedEPHA6
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
EphA6 promotes angiogenesis and prostate cancer metastasis and is associated with human prostate cancer progression.
PMID: 26041887
Oncotarget · 2015
1.00
2
EPHA2, EPHA4, and EPHA6 Expression in Uveal Melanomas: Searching for the Culprits of Neoplasia.
PMID: 35626181
Diagnostics (Basel) · 2022
0.90
3
Tyrosine kinase Eph receptor A6 sensitizes glioma-initiating cells towards bone morphogenetic protein-induced apoptosis.
PMID: 31483918
Cancer Sci · 2019
0.80
4
A dimerized HMX1 inhibits EPHA6/epha4b in mouse and zebrafish retinas.
PMID: 24945320
PLoS One · 2014
0.70
5
Epigenetic age signatures in bones.
PMID: 32087494
Forensic Sci Int Genet · 2020
0.60