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| Colorimetric assay for HTS discovery of chemical inhibitors of EphA4 receptor antagonists |
Description: | Data Source: Sanford-Burnham Center for Chemical Genomics (SBCCG) Source Affiliation: Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (SBMRI, San Diego, CA) Network: NIH Molecular Libraries Screening Centers Network (MLSCN) Grant Number: XO1 MH077603-01 Assay Provider: Dr. Elena Pasquale, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute EphA4 is a member of the large Eph family of receptor tyrosine kinases. The signaling ability of EphA4, and the other nine closely related EphA receptors, is activated by binding the six GPI-linked ephrin-A ligands. In addition, EphA4 also binds the three transmembrane ephrin-B ligands, which are the ligands for the other class of Eph receptors, the EphB receptors (EphB1-EphB6). Eph receptor-ephrin interaction requires cell-cell contact because both the receptor and the ligand are membrane-bound. Importantly, signals are generated both through the Eph receptor kinase domain (forward signals) and through signaling molecules associated with the ephrins (reverse |
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