Nomenclature
Short Name:
EPHA6
Full Name:
Ephrin type-A receptor 6 [partial]
Alias:
- EC 2.7.10.1
- EHK2
- FLJ35246
- DKFZp434C1418; PRO57066; Tyrosine-protein kinase receptor EHK-2
- EPH homology kinase 2
- Eph homology kinase-2
- EPH receptor A6
- Ephrin type-A receptor 6
Classification
Type:
Protein-tyrosine kinase
Group:
TK
Family:
Eph
SubFamily:
NA
Structure
Mol. Mass (Da):
116,116
# Amino Acids:
1035
# mRNA Isoforms:
3
mRNA Isoforms:
116,379 Da (1036 AA; Q9UF33); 44,466 Da (398 AA; Q9UF33-3); 37,274 Da (334 AA; Q9UF33-2);
4D Structure:
NA
1D Structure:
Subfamily Alignment

Domain Distribution:
Post-translation Modifications
For detailed information on phosphorylation of this kinase go to PhosphoNET
Acetylated:
K587, K588.
N-GlcNAcylated:
N343, N397, N410.
Serine phosphorylated:
S92, S93, S300, S714, S715, S807, S808, S814, S815, S819, S820.
Threonine phosphorylated:
T88, T89, T663, T664.
Tyrosine phosphorylated:
Y787, Y788, Y793, Y794, Y849, Y850.
Distribution
Based on gene microarray analysis from the NCBI
Human Tissue Distribution
% Max Expression:
Mean Expression:
Number of Samples:
Standard Deviation:
% Max Expression:
Mean Expression:
Number of Samples:
Standard Deviation:
38
1443
15
1235
0.3
13
2
7
-
-
-
-
0.5
19
46
11
10
380
17
180
0.2
6
18
6
0.1
5
20
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
45
24
32
-
-
-
-
11
419
23
409
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.1
5
10
5
0.2
7
8
4
-
-
-
-
2
64
18
29
10
394
51
180
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
13
482
32
402
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
39
14
34
-
-
-
-
100
3830
22
5415
2
63
53
208
14
550
52
481
4
160
44
270
Evolution
Species Conservation
PhosphoNET % Identity:
PhosphoNET % Similarity:
Homologene %
Identity:
PhosphoNET % Identity:
PhosphoNET % Similarity:
Homologene %
Identity:
100
100
100
40.2
58.9
99
98.8
99.4
99.5
-
-
97
-
-
-
87
89.2
99
-
-
-
96.6
98.2
95
95.8
97.6
95
-
-
-
89.4
93
-
61.5
76.1
92
58.2
72
86
56.2
70.3
79
-
-
-
-
-
34
-
-
-
-
-
30
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
For a wider analysis go to PhosphoNET Evolution in PhosphoNET
Binding Proteins
Examples of known interacting proteins
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| No. | Name – UniProt ID |
|---|---|
| 1 | MLLT4 - P55196 |
Regulation
Activation:
Activated by binding ephrin-A1, A2, A3, A4 or A5.
Inhibition:
NA
Synthesis:
NA
Degradation:
NA
Protein Kinase Specificity
Matrix of observed frequency (%) of amino acids in aligned protein substrate phosphosites

Matrix Type:
Predicted from the application of the Kinexus Kinase Substrate Predictor Version 2.0 algorithm, which was trained with over 10,000 kinase-protein substrate pairs and 8,000 kinase-peptide substrate pairs.
Domain #:
1
Inhibitors
For further details on these inhibitors click on the Compound Name and enter it into DrugKiNET or click on the ID's
Based on in vitro and/or in vivo phosphorylation data
| Compound Name | KD, Ki or IC50 (nM) | PubChem ID | ChEMBL ID | PubMed ID |
|---|
Disease Linkage
Gene Expression in Cancers:
The COSMIC website notes an up-regulated expression score for EPHA6 in diverse human cancers of 438, which is close to the average score of 462 for the human protein kinases. The down-regulated expression score of 0 for this protein kinase in human cancers was 100% lower than the average score of 60 for the human protein kinases.
Mutagenesis Experiments:
Insertional mutagenesis studies in mice have not yet revealed a role for this protein kinase in mouse cancer oncogenesis.
Mutation Rate in All Cancers:
Percent mutation rates per 100 amino acids length in human cancers: 0.14 % in 25741 diverse cancer specimens. This rate is 1.9-fold higher than the average rate of 0.075 % calculated for human protein kinases in general.
Mutation Rate in Specific Cancers:
Highest percent mutation rates per 100 amino acids length in human cancers: 0.98 % in 913 skin cancers tested; 0.44 % in 1259 large intestine cancers tested; 0.4 % in 629 stomach cancers tested; 0.37 % in 1956 lung cancers tested; 0.29 % in 710 oesophagus cancers tested; 0.25 % in 152 biliary tract cancers tested; 0.21 % in 603 endometrium cancers tested; 0.16 % in 1512 liver cancers tested.
Frequency of Mutated Sites:
Most frequent mutations with the number of reports indicated in brackets: R174C (9); R165C (3); R88C (3).
Comments:
Only 1 deletion, 2 insertions and no complex mutations are noted on the COSMIC website.

