EphA2

EphA2 is among the most intensively studied Eph receptors because of its dual behavior in cancer. Expressed on many epithelia, it binds ephrin-A1 and ephrin-A5; ligand-dependent activation typically induces receptor internalization, cytoskeletal collapse and growth-suppressive signaling, whereas in tumors EphA2 is often overexpressed and phosphorylated at Ser897 by Akt in a ligand-independent manner that promotes migration, invasion and angiogenesis. High EphA2 levels correlate with poor prognosis in glioblastoma, breast, prostate, lung and ovarian cancers, and the receptor is being pursued with monoclonal antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates and CAR-T approaches. Recombinant EphA2 proteins are core reagents for these targeting and signaling studies.