EPHA2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q18250395
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EPHA2

Summary

EPHA2 is a gene[1]. EPHA2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • EPHA2's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • EPHA2 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • EPHA2's Commons category is recorded as EphA2 receptor[5].
  • EPHA2's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 20929[6].
  • EPHA2's genomic start is recorded as 16124337[7].
  • EPHA2's genomic start is recorded as 16450832[8].
  • EPHA2's genomic end is recorded as 16482582[9].
  • EPHA2's genomic end is recorded as 16156069[10].
  • EPHA2's ortholog is recorded as Epha2[11].
  • EPHA2's ortholog is recorded as Epha2[12].
  • EPHA2's ortholog is recorded as epha2a[13].
  • EPHA2's ortholog is recorded as epha2b[14].
  • EPHA2's encodes is recorded as EPH receptor A2[15].
  • EPHA2's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[16].
  • EPHA2's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 1[17].
  • EPHA2's genetic association is recorded as cataract 6 multiple types[18].
  • EPHA2's genetic association is recorded as early-onset posterior polar cataract[19].
  • EPHA2's genetic association is recorded as cataract 44[20].
  • EPHA2's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[21].
  • EPHA2's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/1969[22].
  • EPHA2's cytogenetic location is recorded as 1p36.13[23].
  • EPHA2's expressed in is recorded as mucosa of pharynx[24].
  • EPHA2's expressed in is recorded as olfactory zone of nasal mucosa[25].
  • EPHA2's expressed in is recorded as vagina[26].
  • EPHA2's expressed in is recorded as gallbladder[27].

Why It Matters

EPHA2 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2] EPHA2 is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
    Chromosome human chromosome 1
    Instance of
    Subclass of protein-coding gene
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