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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

IL6R

Description

interleukin 6 receptor

Protein class

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

Protein evidence

Medium

Entrez gene summary

This gene encodes a subunit of the interleukin 6 (IL6) receptor complex. Interleukin 6 is a potent pleiotropic cytokine that regulates cell growth and differentiation and plays an important role in the immune response. The IL6 receptor is a protein complex consisting of this protein and interleukin 6 signal transducer (IL6ST/GP130/IL6-beta), a receptor subunit also shared by many other cytokines. Dysregulated production of IL6 and this receptor are implicated in the pathogenesis of many diseases, such as multiple myeloma, autoimmune diseases and prostate cancer. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome 9.[provided by RefSeq, May 2011]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

5 in total
2 with predicted TM region
3 with predicted signal peptide

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Pending subcellular analysis

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Pending normal tissue analysis

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Pending cancer tissue analysis

CELL LINE SUMMARY

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RNA evidence

Medium
 

Cell line

Cell origin

RNA abundance

IH staining

IF intensity

A-431 Skin Low

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A-549 Lung Low

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CACO-2 Colon Low

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HEK 293 Embryonal kidney Low

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HeLa Cervix Low

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Hep-G2 Liver Medium

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MCF-7 Pleural effusion Low

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PC-3 Bone marrow Medium

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RT-4 Urinary bladder Low

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U-2 OS Bone Low

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U-251 MG Brain Low

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ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Pending antibodies