EphA Receptor Family

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Receptor

**Definition:** A family of tyrosine kinase receptors that are involved in forward and reverse cell-cell signaling through binding to glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored ephrin-A family ligands (EFNA) expressed on adjacent cells.

**Synonyms:** - EPHA - Ephrin Type-A Receptor - Ephrin Type-A Receptor Family - Ephrin-A Receptor - Ephrin-A Receptor Family