Protein IL6

URN urn:agi-llid:3569
Connectivity 3074
Name IL6
Description interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)
Notes This gene encodes a cytokine that functions in inflammation and the maturation of B cells. The protein is primarily produced at sites of acute and chronic inflammation, where it is secreted into the serum and induces a transcriptional inflammatory response through interleukin 6 receptor, alpha. The functioning of this gene is implicated in a wide variety of inflammation-associated disease states, including suspectibility to diabetes mellitus and systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. [provided by RefSeq]

Pathway IL6R -> CEBP/ELK-SRF signaling
IL6R -> STAT signaling
IL6ST -> STAT5B signaling
Common Regulators
PPARA Targets
PPARD Targets
PPARG Targets
NR1D1 Targets
RORA Targets
LXRA Targets
FXR Targets
NURR1 Targets
ERA Pathway
ERB Targets
GR Targets
MR Target Genes
TR3 Targets
NR4A3 Targets
Common Regulators and Small Molecules

Ariadne Ontology Cytokine

GO Molecular Function protein binding
growth factor activity
cytokine activity
interleukin-6 receptor binding

GO Cellular Component extracellular region
external side of plasma membrane
interleukin-6 receptor complex
extracellular space

GO Biological Process regulation of angiogenesis
negative regulation of cell proliferation
negative regulation of hormone secretion
negative regulation of apoptosis
positive regulation of anti-apoptosis
negative regulation of chemokine biosynthetic process
negative regulation of collagen biosynthetic process
positive regulation of B cell activation
positive regulation of T-helper 2 cell differentiation
positive regulation of T cell proliferation
positive regulation of MAPKKK cascade
positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade
positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat3 protein
positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation
positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis
positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation
positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation
positive regulation of translation
positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent
positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation
positive regulation of interleukin-6 production
positive regulation of chemokine production
positive regulation of acute inflammatory response
positive regulation of immunoglobulin secretion
regulation of cell proliferation
positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity
interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway
regulation of circadian sleep-wake cycle, non-REM sleep
regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor production
muscle maintenance
neutrophil apoptosis
platelet activation
peptide hormone secretion
monocyte chemotaxis
neuron projection development
endocrine pancreas development
salivary gland morphogenesis
immune response
defense response to virus
neutrophil mediated immunity
humoral immune response
hepatic immune response
defense response to Gram-positive bacterium
defense response to Gram-negative bacterium
response to peptidoglycan
defense response to protozoan
response to mechanical stimulus
response to glucocorticoid stimulus
inflammatory response
acute-phase response

Group Cytokine
extracellular region
external side of plasma membrane
interleukin-6 receptor complex
extracellular space
protein binding
growth factor activity
cytokine activity
interleukin-6 receptor binding
regulation of angiogenesis
negative regulation of cell proliferation
negative regulation of hormone secretion
negative regulation of apoptosis
positive regulation of anti-apoptosis
negative regulation of chemokine biosynthetic process
negative regulation of collagen biosynthetic process
positive regulation of B cell activation
positive regulation of T-helper 2 cell differentiation
positive regulation of T cell proliferation
positive regulation of MAPKKK cascade
positive regulation of JAK-STAT cascade
positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat3 protein
positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation
positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis
positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation
positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation
positive regulation of translation
positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent
positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation
positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation
positive regulation of interleukin-6 production
positive regulation of chemokine production
positive regulation of acute inflammatory response
positive regulation of immunoglobulin secretion
regulation of cell proliferation
positive regulation of NF-kappaB transcription factor activity
interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway
regulation of circadian sleep-wake cycle, non-REM sleep
regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor production
muscle maintenance
neutrophil apoptosis
platelet activation
peptide hormone secretion
monocyte chemotaxis
neuron projection development
endocrine pancreas development
salivary gland morphogenesis
immune response
defense response to virus
neutrophil mediated immunity
humoral immune response
hepatic immune response
defense response to Gram-positive bacterium
defense response to Gram-negative bacterium
response to peptidoglycan
defense response to protozoan
response to mechanical stimulus
response to glucocorticoid stimulus
inflammatory response
acute-phase response

Hugo ID 6018

Human chromosome position 7p21

GenBank ID NC_000007
NM_000600
NP_000591
NT_007819
NT_079592
NW_001839003
NW_923240
AC_000050
AC_000068
AC_000139
AC073072
AAS07539
AF372214
AAK48987
CH236948
EAL24265
CH471073
EAW93756
EAW93757
EAW93758
X04402
CAA27990
Y00081
CAA68278
AA721478
AK298013
BAG60317
AK298077
BAG60365
AK301141
BAG62733
BC015511
AAH15511
BT019748
AAV38553
BT019749
AAV38554
CR450296
CAG29292
CR590965
CR626263
M14584
AAA52728
M18403
AAA52729
M29150
AAA59154
M54894
AAC41704
S56892
AAD13886
X04403
CAA27991
X04430
CAA28026
X04602
CAA28268
P05231
Q75MH2
Q8N6X1
A09363
CAA00839
DQ891463
ABM82389
DQ894639
ABM85565
NC_000071
NM_031168
NP_112445
NT_162294
NW_001030787
AC_000027
AC112933
CH466524
EDL37257
EDL37258
M20572
AAA39302
M24221
AAA68814
M36996
X51457
CAA35824
AK089780
AK150440
BAE29562
AK152189
BAE31020
BC132458
AAI32459
BC138766
AAI38767
BC145409
DQ788722
ABG81953
J03783
AAA39301
X06203
CAA29560
X54542
CAA38411
P08505
Q0PMN1
Q3U8J8
NC_005103
NM_012589
NP_036721
NW_047683
NW_001084822
AC_000072
CH474057
EDL86435
M26745
AAA41430
M26744
AAA77659
P20607

LocusLink ID 3569
16193
24498

Alias HGF
HSF
BSF2
IL-6
IFNB2
interleukin 6
interleukin BSF-2
hybridoma growth factor
CTL differentiation factor
B cell stimulatory factor-2
B-cell differentiation factor
ILg6
Interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)
IL6_HUMAN
Interferon beta-2
interleukin VI
interlukin 6
Interleukin-IL6
Interferon beta II
IL6
B-cell stimulatory factor II
B-cell stimulatory factor 2

Organism Homo sapiens
Mus musculus
Rattus norvegicus

OMIM ID 147620
266600
125853
108010
148000
166710
604302

Swiss-Prot Accession P05231
Q75MH2
Q8N6X1
A2RTD1
P08505
Q0PMN1
Q3U8J8
P20607

Unigene ID Hs.654458
Mm.1019
Rn.9873

KEGG ID hsa:3569
mmu:16193
rno:24498

Swiss-Prot ID IL6_HUMAN
IL6_MOUSE
IL6_RAT
Q75MH2_HUMAN
A2RTD1_MOUSE

Cell Localization Extracellular

GO ID 0005125
0005138
0006953
0050829
0050830
0051607
0031018
0002384
0006959
0006954
0070102
0002548
0043066
0008285
0045079
0032966
0031175
0001781
0002446
0030072
0030168
0050871
0046427
0043410
0051092
0042102
0002675
0045768
0032722
0051024
0032755
0002690
0045669
0033138
0050731
0048661
0045944
0045727
0042517
0045765
0010574
0051384
0032494
0005576
0005615
0005896
0008083
0005515
0042832
0006955
0046716
0046888
0045630
0050679
0045893
0042127
0007435
0009897
0045188
0009612

IPI ID IPI00007793
IPI00878107
IPI00167115
IPI00878334
IPI00878660
IPI00877815
IPI00877634
IPI00133702
IPI00201260

Mouse chromosome position 5 17.0 cM

Homologene ID 502

MGI ID 96559

Rat chromosome position 4q11

RGD ID 2901