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Most malignancies showed moderate cytoplasmic positivity. A few cases of colorectal cancers were strongly stained. Malignant lymphomas and prostate cancers were negative in several cases.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
EFNA4 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
EPLG4, LERK4
Description
Ephrin-A4 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a member of the ephrin (EPH) family. The ephrins and EPH-related receptors comprise the largest subfamily of receptor protein-tyrosine kinases and have been implicated in mediating developmental events, especially in the nervous system and in erythropoiesis. Based on their structures and sequence relationships, ephrins are divided into the ephrin-A (EFNA) class, which are anchored to the membrane by a glycosylphosphatidylinositol linkage, and the ephrin-B (EFNB) class, which are transmembrane proteins. This gene encodes an EFNA class ephrin. Three transcript variants that encode distinct proteins have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]