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Gene profile: EPHB6 - atypical ephrin receptor with low kinase activity involved in ephrin signaling, reverse signaling, immune function, and neuronal development. Implicated in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions through synaptic function, neuroprotection, and immune modulation.
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| Gene Symbol | EPHB6 |
| Full Name | Ephrin Type-B Receptor 6 |
| Aliases | Gene profile: EPHB6 |
| Chromosome | 7q34 |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | is a member of the Eph receptor tyrosine kinase family, distinguished by its atypical kinase activity. |
| Primary Expression | immune cells |
| Pathways | MAPK, PI3K |
| UniProt ID | Q9WWP6 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 2051 |
| GeneCards | EPHB6 |
| Human Protein Atlas | EPHB6 |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| KG Connections | 4 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
EPHB6["EPHB6"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
EPHB6 -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
Alzheimer_S_Disease{"Alzheimer'S Disease"}
EPHB6 -->|"implicated in"| Alzheimer_S_Disease
Neurodegenerative_Conditions{"Neurodegenerative Conditions"}
EPHB6 -->|"implicated in"| Neurodegenerative_Conditions
Parkinson_S_Disease{"Parkinson'S Disease"}
EPHB6 -->|"implicated in"| Parkinson_S_Disease
Ephrin_Signaling(["Ephrin Signaling"])
EPHB6 -->|"regulates"| Ephrin_Signaling
Immune_Function(["Immune Function"])
EPHB6 -->|"regulates"| Immune_Function
Immune_Modulation(["Immune Modulation"])
EPHB6 -->|"regulates"| Immune_Modulation
Neuronal_Development(["Neuronal Development"])
EPHB6 -->|"regulates"| Neuronal_Development
Neuroprotection(["Neuroprotection"])
EPHB6 -->|"promotes"| Neuroprotection
Reverse_Signaling(["Reverse Signaling"])
EPHB6 -->|"regulates"| Reverse_Signaling
Synaptic_Function(["Synaptic Function"])
EPHB6 -->|"regulates"| Synaptic_Function
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style Ephrin_Signaling fill:#2a2a1a,stroke:#ffd54f,stroke-width:1px,color:#ffd54f
style Synaptic_Function fill:#2a2a1a,stroke:#ffd54f,stroke-width:1px,color:#ffd54f
style Immune_Function fill:#2a2a1a,stroke:#ffd54f,stroke-width:1px,color:#ffd54f
style Reverse_Signaling fill:#2a2a1a,stroke:#ffd54f,stroke-width:1px,color:#ffd54f| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
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| EFNB3 | implicated_in | gene | 0.60 |
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Hypotheses and analyses mentioning EPHB6 in their description or question text
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