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Il6 - interleukin 6 Gene

Rattus norvegicus

Also known as ILg6; Ifnb2

Gene ID: 24498 | Gene type: protein coding

About Il6

Primary_assembly 4: 5,213,394-5,219,178 reverse strand.mRatBN7.2:CM026977.1

This gene has 3 transcripts (splice variants), 162 orthologues and is associated with 288 phenotypes. Biased expression in Spleen (RPKM 22.5) and Thymus (RPKM 3.4).

Summary

Enables cytokine activity and interleukin-6 receptor binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to lipid; positive regulation of cell communication; and response to peptide hormone. Located in cytoplasm and extracellular space. Used to study several diseases, including acute necrotizing pancreatitis; disseminated intravascular coagulation; fatty liver disease; hypertension (multiple); and impotence. Biomarker of several diseases, including acute necrotizing pancreatitis; artery disease (multiple); auditory system disease (multiple); iron deficiency anemia; and lung disease (multiple). Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including autoimmune disease (multiple); eye disease (multiple); gastrointestinal system Cancer (multiple); glucose metabolism disease (multiple); and periodontal disease (multiple). Orthologous to human IL6 (interleukin 6). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Il6 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_012589.2 NP_036721.1 interleukin-6 precursor
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
  • Cellular Component
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables cytokine activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16413512 RGD
enables interleukin-6 receptor binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
12604335 RGD
enables signaling receptor binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
1620288 RGD
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
involved in bone remodeling IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
16193234 RGD
involved in cell redox homeostasis IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
7538937 RGD
involved in cellular response to cytokine stimulus IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
8625883 RGD
involved in cellular response to dexamethasone stimulus IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
2121800 RGD
involved in cellular response to estradiol stimulus IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
10499497 RGD
involved in cellular response to hydrogen peroxide IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
12884291 RGD
involved in cellular response to interleukin-1 IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
2121800 RGD
involved in cellular response to lipopolysaccharide IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
2789217 RGD
involved in cellular response to nutrient levels IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
23079940 RGD
involved in cellular response to prolactin IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
10499497 RGD
involved in cellular response to tumor necrosis factor IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
2121800 RGD
involved in interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
29702085 RGD
involved in lymphocyte costimulation IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
22417871 RGD
involved in negative regulation of cell population proliferation IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
9645688 RGD
involved in negative regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
19061939 RGD
involved in negative regulation of gluconeogenesis IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
16308834 RGD
involved in negative regulation of membrane potential IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
27108485 RGD
involved in negative regulation of muscle organ development IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
19057004 RGD
involved in negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
19061939 RGD
involved in negative regulation of protein kinase activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
15845578 RGD
involved in positive regulation of DNA replication IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
15828022 RGD
involved in positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
19061939 RGD
involved in positive regulation of gene expression IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
19057004 RGD
involved in positive regulation of neuron differentiation IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
7538937 RGD
involved in positive regulation of neuron projection development IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
9881636 RGD
involved in positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
15845578 RGD
involved in positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
20227492 RGD
involved in positive regulation of protein import into nucleus IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
12015387 RGD
involved in positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
15659221 RGD
involved in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
29702085 RGD
involved in positive regulation of transmission of nerve impulse IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
19258490 RGD
involved in regulation of cell shape IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
15845578 RGD
involved in regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, non-REM sleep IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
12667648 RGD
involved in response to Gram-positive bacterium IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
20501441 RGD
involved in response to amino acid IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
19344884 RGD
involved in response to auditory stimulus IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
16429448 RGD
involved in response to bacterium IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
19374258 RGD
involved in response to caffeine IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
15845578 RGD
involved in response to calcium ion IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
15845578 RGD
involved in response to cytokine IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
19395591 RGD
involved in response to electrical stimulus IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
19410369 RGD
involved in response to ethanol IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
31116255 RGD
involved in response to insulin IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
19373130 RGD
involved in response to lipopolysaccharide IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
19410080 RGD
involved in response to mechanical stimulus IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
11834488 RGD
involved in response to nutrient levels IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
19374947 RGD
involved in response to organic cyclic compound IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
19399939 RGD
involved in response to xenobiotic stimulus IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
19413671 RGD
involved in response to yeast IEP
IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
19375719 RGD
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in extracellular space IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
19406831 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern

Il6 Protein Structure

IL6

IL6: cl02473 (26 - 209)

  • 0
  • 100
  • 211 a.a.
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

interleukin-6

IL-6

Interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)

Recombinant Il6 Proteins

Cat. No. Product Name Accession Purity
HY-P7103A IL-6 Protein, Rat (HEK293) P20607 (F25-T211) ≥95%

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Il6 NCBI NCBI:3569
Macaca fascicularis Il6 NCBI NCBI:102138971
Mus musculus Il6 NCBI NCBI:16193
Macaca mulatta Il6 NCBI NCBI:705819