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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

IL6

Description

interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)

Protein class

Candidate cancer biomarkers, Candidate cardiovascular disease genes, Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Plasma proteins, Potential transmembrane proteins, Potentially secreted proteins

Protein evidence

Medium

Entrez gene summary

This gene encodes a cytokine that functions in inflammation and the maturation of B cells. In addition, the encoded protein has been shown to be an endogenous pyrogen capable of inducing fever in people with autoimmune diseases or infections. 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, Jun 2011]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

8 in total
1 with predicted TM region
4 with predicted signal peptide

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Main location(s)

Additional location(s)

 

Staining summary

No staining was observed in any of the three cell lines.

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

CAB023406
 

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Staining summary

A subset of inflammatory cells showed distinct cytoplasmic staining. Remaining normal tissues were generally negative.

Tissue specificity

Staining in 10 out of 80 cell types

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

CAB023406
 

Organ

No of cell types

Antibody staining

CNS (brain) 11
Hematopoietic (blood) 8
Liver and pancreas 5
Digestive (GI-tract) 12
Respiratory (lung) 4
Cardiovascular 1
Female tissues 12
Placenta 2
Male tissues 5
Urinary tract (kidney) 3
Skin and soft tissues 14
Endocrine tissues 3

Level of antibody staining





Strong
Moderate
Weak
Negative

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Antibody staining in 3% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

CAB023406
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Normal tissue
staining

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Normal tissue
staining

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Level of antibody staining





Strong
Moderate
Weak
Negative

CELL LINE SUMMARY

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RNA evidence

Low
 

Cell line

Cell origin

RNA abundance

IH staining

IF intensity

CAB023406

CAB023406

A-431 Skin Not detected
A-549 Lung Not detected
CACO-2 Colon Not detected
HEK 293 Embryonal kidney Not detected
HeLa Cervix Low
Hep-G2 Liver Not detected
MCF-7 Pleural effusion Not detected
PC-3 Bone marrow Low
RT-4 Urinary bladder Not detected
U-2 OS Bone Low
Negative
U-251 MG Brain Low
Negative

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

CAB023406 mAb