"Ephrin-A1" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An ephrin that was originally identified as the product of an early response gene induced by TUMOR NECROSIS FACTORS. It is linked to the CELL MEMBRANE via a GLYCOINOSITOL PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE ANCHOR and binds EPHA2 RECEPTOR with high affinity. During embryogenesis high levels of ephrin-A1 are expressed in LUNG; KIDNEY; SALIVARY GLANDS; and INTESTINE.
| Descriptor ID |
D036382
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.500.100 D12.776.395.550.448.300 D12.776.467.500.100 D12.776.543.287.100 D12.776.543.484.500.300 D12.776.543.550.418.300 D23.529.500.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Ephrin-A1- Ephrin-A1
- Ephrin A1
- Eck Ligand
- Ligand, Eck
- LERK-1 Protein
- LERK 1 Protein
- Endothelium Secreted Protein B61
- Epl1 Protein
- EPLG1
- B61 Secreted Protein, Endothelium
- Eck RPTK Ligand
- RPTK Ligand, Eck
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