Structural highlights
Function[EPHB4_HUMAN] Receptor tyrosine kinase which binds promiscuously transmembrane ephrin-B family ligands residing on adjacent cells, leading to contact-dependent bidirectional signaling into neighboring cells. The signaling pathway downstream of the receptor is referred to as forward signaling while the signaling pathway downstream of the ephrin ligand is referred to as reverse signaling. Together with its cognate ligand/functional ligand EFNB2 plays a central role in heart morphogenesis and angiogenesis through regulation of cell adhesion and cell migration. EPHB4-mediated forward signaling controls cellular repulsion and segregation form EFNB2-expressing cells. Plays also a role in postnatal blood vessel remodeling, morphogenesis and permeability and is thus important in the context of tumor angiogenesis.[1] [2] Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedA series of bis-anilinopyrimidines have been identified as potent inhibitors of the tyrosine kinase EphB4. Structural information from two alternative series identified from screening efforts was combined to identify the initial leads. Inhibitors of the tyrosine kinase EphB4. Part 1: Structure-based design and optimization of a series of 2,4-bis-anilinopyrimidines.,Bardelle C, Cross D, Davenport S, Kettle JG, Ko EJ, Leach AG, Mortlock A, Read J, Roberts NJ, Robins P, Williams EJ Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2008 May 1;18(9):2776-80. Epub 2008 Apr 10. PMID:18434142[3] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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