Gene description for EPHA3
Gene name EPH receptor A3
Gene symbol EPHA3
Other names/aliases EK4
ETK
ETK1
HEK
HEK4
TYRO4
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - EPHA3
ExoCarta ExoCarta_2042
Vesiclepedia VP_2042
Entrez Gene 2042
HGNC 3387
MIM 179611
UniProt P29320  
 EPHA3 identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells 36408942    
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells 36408942    
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells 36408942    
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells 36408942    
Melanoma cells 25950383    
Melanoma cells 25950383    
Melanoma cells 25950383    
Melanoma cells 25950383    
Melanoma cells 25950383    
Retinal pigment epithelial cells 35333565    
Retinal pigment epithelial cells 35333565    
 Gene ontology annotations for EPHA3
Molecular Function
    ephrin receptor activity GO:0005003 IDA
    GPI-linked ephrin receptor activity GO:0005004 IDA
    transmembrane-ephrin receptor activity GO:0005005 IBA
    epidermal growth factor receptor activity GO:0005006 IEA
    fibroblast growth factor receptor activity GO:0005007 IEA
    hepatocyte growth factor receptor activity GO:0005008 IEA
    insulin receptor activity GO:0005009 IEA
    insulin-like growth factor receptor activity GO:0005010 IEA
    macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor activity GO:0005011 IEA
    platelet-derived growth factor alpha-receptor activity GO:0005018 IEA
    platelet-derived growth factor beta-receptor activity GO:0005019 IEA
    stem cell factor receptor activity GO:0005020 IEA
    vascular endothelial growth factor receptor activity GO:0005021 IEA
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    ATP binding GO:0005524 IEA
    boss receptor activity GO:0008288 IEA
    histone H3Y41 kinase activity GO:0035401 IEA
    placental growth factor receptor activity GO:0036332 IEA
    protein tyrosine kinase collagen receptor activity GO:0038062 IEA
    brain-derived neurotrophic factor receptor activity GO:0060175 IEA
    histone H2AXY142 kinase activity GO:0140801 IEA
Biological Process
    chromatin remodeling GO:0006338 IEA
    cell adhesion GO:0007155 IEA
    epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway GO:0007173 IEA
    axon guidance GO:0007411 IBA
    insulin receptor signaling pathway GO:0008286 IEA
    fibroblast growth factor receptor signaling pathway GO:0008543 IEA
    regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition GO:0010717 ISS
    positive regulation of neuron projection development GO:0010976 IMP
    cell migration GO:0016477 ISS
    peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation GO:0018108 IDA
    brain-derived neurotrophic factor receptor signaling pathway GO:0031547 IEA
    regulation of actin cytoskeleton organization GO:0032956 IDA
    platelet-derived growth factor receptor-alpha signaling pathway GO:0035790 IEA
    platelet-derived growth factor receptor-beta signaling pathway GO:0035791 IEA
    vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 signaling pathway GO:0036323 IEA
    collagen-activated tyrosine kinase receptor signaling pathway GO:0038063 IEA
    vascular endothelial growth factor signaling pathway GO:0038084 IEA
    Kit signaling pathway GO:0038109 IEA
    macrophage colony-stimulating factor signaling pathway GO:0038145 IEA
    regulation of GTPase activity GO:0043087 IDA
    negative regulation of endocytosis GO:0045806 IDA
    insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway GO:0048009 IEA
    hepatocyte growth factor receptor signaling pathway GO:0048012 IEA
    ephrin receptor signaling pathway GO:0048013 IBA
    ephrin receptor signaling pathway GO:0048013 IDA
    regulation of focal adhesion assembly GO:0051893 IDA
    regulation of microtubule cytoskeleton organization GO:0070507 IDA
    cellular response to retinoic acid GO:0071300 IMP
    fasciculation of sensory neuron axon GO:0097155 ISS
    fasciculation of motor neuron axon GO:0097156 ISS
    positive regulation of protein localization to plasma membrane GO:1903078 IDA
Subcellular Localization
    extracellular region GO:0005576 IEA
    nucleoplasm GO:0005654 IDA
    early endosome GO:0005769 IDA
    cytosol GO:0005829 IDA
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 IBA
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 IDA
    plasma membrane GO:0005886 TAS
    actin cytoskeleton GO:0015629 IDA
    dendrite GO:0030425 IBA
    nuclear membrane GO:0031965 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified EPHA3 in sEVs
1
Experiment ID 489
MISEV standards
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EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
Cd9|Cd81|Cd63|Gapdh|Sdcbp|Lamp1|Aqp1|Rab5a|Icam1|Cd82|Itga2b|Tsg101|Lamp2|Rab35|Flot1|Flot2|Cd151|Rab5b|Tfrc|Uchl1
Enriched markers
✔
Canx
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 36408942    
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Experiment description Quantitative proteomic analysis of exosomes from umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and rat bone marrow stem cells
Authors "Xu X, Yin F, Guo M, Gan G, Lin G, Wen C, Wang J, Song P, Wang J, Qi ZQ, Zhong CQ."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2023
Sample Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
Sample name BMSC - Passage 6
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectometry
2
Experiment ID 490
MISEV standards
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EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
Cd9|Cd81|Cd63|Gapdh|Sdcbp|Lamp1|Aqp1|Rab5a|Icam1|Cd82|Itga2b|Tsg101|Lamp2|Rab35|Flot1|Flot2|Cd151|Rab5b|Tfrc|Uchl1
Enriched markers
✔
Canx
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 36408942    
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Experiment description Quantitative proteomic analysis of exosomes from umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and rat bone marrow stem cells
Authors "Xu X, Yin F, Guo M, Gan G, Lin G, Wen C, Wang J, Song P, Wang J, Qi ZQ, Zhong CQ."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2023
Sample Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
Sample name BMSC - Passage 7
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectometry
3
Experiment ID 491
MISEV standards
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EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
Cd9|Cd81|Cd63|Gapdh|Sdcbp|Lamp1|Aqp1|Rab5a|Icam1|Cd82|Itga2b|Tsg101|Lamp2|Rab35|Flot1|Flot2|Cd151|Rab5b|Tfrc|Uchl1
Enriched markers
✔
Canx
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 36408942    
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Experiment description Quantitative proteomic analysis of exosomes from umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and rat bone marrow stem cells
Authors "Xu X, Yin F, Guo M, Gan G, Lin G, Wen C, Wang J, Song P, Wang J, Qi ZQ, Zhong CQ."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2023
Sample Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
Sample name BMSC - Passage 8
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectometry
4
Experiment ID 492
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
Cd9|Cd81|Cd63|Gapdh|Sdcbp|Lamp1|Aqp1|Rab5a|Icam1|Cd82|Itga2b|Tsg101|Lamp2|Rab35|Flot1|Flot2|Cd151|Rab5b|Tfrc|Uchl1
Enriched markers
✔
Canx
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 36408942    
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Experiment description Quantitative proteomic analysis of exosomes from umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and rat bone marrow stem cells
Authors "Xu X, Yin F, Guo M, Gan G, Lin G, Wen C, Wang J, Song P, Wang J, Qi ZQ, Zhong CQ."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2023
Sample Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
Sample name BMSC - Passage 9
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectometry
5
Experiment ID 255
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|FLOT1
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25950383    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteome characterization of melanoma exosomes reveals a specific signature for metastatic cell lines
Authors "Lazar I, Clement E, Ducoux-Petit M, Denat L, Soldan V, Dauvillier S, Balor S4, Burlet-Schiltz O1, Larue L, Muller C Nieto L"
Journal name Pigment Cell Melanoma Res
Publication year 2015
Sample Melanoma cells
Sample name G1
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Unltracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13 - 1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
6
Experiment ID 256
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|FLOT1
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25950383    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteome characterization of melanoma exosomes reveals a specific signature for metastatic cell lines
Authors "Lazar I, Clement E, Ducoux-Petit M, Denat L, Soldan V, Dauvillier S, Balor S4, Burlet-Schiltz O1, Larue L, Muller C Nieto L"
Journal name Pigment Cell Melanoma Res
Publication year 2015
Sample Melanoma cells
Sample name 501mel
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Unltracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13 - 1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
7
Experiment ID 257
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|FLOT1
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25950383    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteome characterization of melanoma exosomes reveals a specific signature for metastatic cell lines
Authors "Lazar I, Clement E, Ducoux-Petit M, Denat L, Soldan V, Dauvillier S, Balor S4, Burlet-Schiltz O1, Larue L, Muller C Nieto L"
Journal name Pigment Cell Melanoma Res
Publication year 2015
Sample Melanoma cells
Sample name Daju
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Unltracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13 - 1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
8
Experiment ID 258
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|FLOT1|CD81
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25950383    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteome characterization of melanoma exosomes reveals a specific signature for metastatic cell lines
Authors "Lazar I, Clement E, Ducoux-Petit M, Denat L, Soldan V, Dauvillier S, Balor S4, Burlet-Schiltz O1, Larue L, Muller C Nieto L"
Journal name Pigment Cell Melanoma Res
Publication year 2015
Sample Melanoma cells
Sample name SKMEL28
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Unltracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13 - 1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
9
Experiment ID 259
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
TSG101|FLOT1
Enriched markers
✘ Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 25950383    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Proteome characterization of melanoma exosomes reveals a specific signature for metastatic cell lines
Authors "Lazar I, Clement E, Ducoux-Petit M, Denat L, Soldan V, Dauvillier S, Balor S4, Burlet-Schiltz O1, Larue L, Muller C Nieto L"
Journal name Pigment Cell Melanoma Res
Publication year 2015
Sample Melanoma cells
Sample name A375M
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Unltracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13 - 1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
10
Experiment ID 834
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
LAMP2|CD63|FLOT1|ITGA2B|ICAM1|CD9|CD151|TFRC|RAB5A|GAPDH|AQP1|TSG101
Enriched markers
✔
CANX
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 35333565    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description LAMP2A regulates the loading of proteins into exosomes
Authors "Ferreira JV, da Rosa Soares A, Ramalho J, Máximo Carvalho C, Cardoso MH, Pintado P, Carvalho AS, Beck HC, Matthiesen R, Zuzarte M, Girão H, van Niel G, Pereira P"
Journal name Sci Adv
Publication year 2022
Sample Retinal pigment epithelial cells
Sample name ARPE-19
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
11
Experiment ID 835
MISEV standards
✔
EM
Biophysical techniques
✔
CD63|FLOT1|ITGA2B|ICAM1|CD9|CD151|TFRC|RAB5A|GAPDH|AQP1|TSG101
Enriched markers
✔
CANX
Negative markers
✔
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 35333565    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description LAMP2A regulates the loading of proteins into exosomes
Authors "Ferreira JV, da Rosa Soares A, Ramalho J, Máximo Carvalho C, Cardoso MH, Pintado P, Carvalho AS, Beck HC, Matthiesen R, Zuzarte M, Girão H, van Niel G, Pereira P"
Journal name Sci Adv
Publication year 2022
Sample Retinal pigment epithelial cells
Sample name ARPE-19
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for EPHA3
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 EFNA1  
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
2 LRRIQ1  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
3 RAB35 11021
Proximity Label-MS Homo sapiens
4 EFNA4  
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
5 ERBB2 2064
PCA Homo sapiens
6 DUSP18  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
7 TP53 7157
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
8 MARCH1  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
9 FAM118B  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
10 GJA1 2697
Proximity Label-MS Homo sapiens
11 HLA-DRA 3122
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
12 CRK 1398
Affinity Capture-Western Homo sapiens
13 EPHB2 2048
FRET Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-Western Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-Western Homo sapiens
Co-localization Homo sapiens
14 EFNA5  
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
Co-fractionation Homo sapiens
15 ILKAP 80895
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
16 EFNB1 1947
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
17 ABL1 25
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
18 MTMR11  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
19 RBM18  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
20 CEACAM21  
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
21 C11orf52 91894
Proximity Label-MS Homo sapiens
22 LYN 4067
Proximity Label-MS Homo sapiens
23 MCAM 4162
Proximity Label-MS Homo sapiens
24 EPHA7 2045
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
25 EFNA3  
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
26 CTDSP2 10106
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
27 MKRN2 23609
Affinity Capture-RNA Homo sapiens
28 FYN 2534
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
29 TMEM231 79583
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
30 EPHA2 1969
Proximity Label-MS Homo sapiens
31 TPTE  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
32 SRC 6714
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
33 DUSP21  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
34 STYX  
Two-hybrid Homo sapiens
35 SLAMF1 6504
Affinity Capture-MS Homo sapiens
36 EFNB2 1948
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
37 SRPK1 6732
Biochemical Activity Homo sapiens
38 CDKN2A 1029
Reconstituted Complex Homo sapiens
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