Ephrin type-B receptor 2 (EPHB2)

Receptor tyrosine kinase which binds promiscuously transmembrane ephrin-B family ligands residing on adjacent cells, leading to contact-dependent bidirectional signaling into neighboring cells. The signaling pathway downstream of the receptor is known as forward signaling while the signaling pathway downstream of the ephrin ligand is known as reverse signaling.

Involved in the guidance of commissural axons, that form a significant interhemispheric connection between the 2 temporal lobes of the cerebral cortex. Also involved in guidance of contralateral inner ear efferent growth cones at the midline and of retinal ganglion cell axons to the optic disk.