Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3569
Gene name Interleukin 6
Gene symbol IL6
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
BSF-2BSF2CDFHGFHSFIFN-beta-2IFNB2IL-6
Chromosome 7
Chromosome location 7p15.3
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
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT005420 hsa-let-7a-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 19878981
MIRT006061 hsa-miR-203a-3p ELISAqRT-PCR 21279994
MIRT006061 hsa-miR-203a-3p ELISAqRT-PCR 21279994
MIRT006061 hsa-miR-203a-3p ELISAqRT-PCR 21279994
MIRT006790 hsa-miR-142-3p ELISAImmunoblotMicroarrayqRT-PCR 21474672
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
40
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
AHR Activation 20511231
AHR Unknown 18483242;23349129
ATF4 Unknown 16931790
CEBPA Unknown 11975924
CEBPB Activation 10903137;8725624
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
143
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001781 Process Neutrophil apoptotic process IDA 7595060
GO:0002314 Process Germinal center B cell differentiation ISS
GO:0002384 Process Hepatic immune response IDA 2444978
GO:0002384 Process Hepatic immune response TAS 12832423
GO:0002446 Process Neutrophil mediated immunity TAS 16034137
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
147620 6018 ENSG00000136244
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P05231
Protein name Interleukin-6 (IL-6) (B-cell stimulatory factor 2) (BSF-2) (CTL differentiation factor) (CDF) (Hybridoma growth factor) (Interferon beta-2) (IFN-beta-2)
Protein function Cytokine with a wide variety of biological functions in immunity, tissue regeneration, and metabolism. Binds to IL6R, then the complex associates to the signaling subunit IL6ST/gp130 to trigger the intracellular IL6-signaling pathway (Probable).
PDB 1ALU , 1IL6 , 1P9M , 2IL6 , 4CNI , 4J4L , 4NI7 , 4NI9 , 4O9H , 4ZS7 , 5FUC , 7NXZ , 8D82 , 8QY5 , 8QY6 , 8YWQ , 8YWR
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00489 IL6 27 212 Interleukin-6/G-CSF/MGF family Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Produced by skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11080265}.
Sequence
Sequence length 212
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Cholangiocarcinoma other; risk factor rs1800795 RCV003311660
Crohn disease-associated growth failure, susceptibility to other; risk factor rs1800795 RCV000015837
Diabetes mellitus type 2, susceptibility to other; risk factor rs1800795 RCV001281346
Diabetes mellitus, type 1, susceptibility to other; risk factor rs1800795 RCV002264639
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
AA amyloidosis Associate 1616367
Abdominal Pain Associate 30918467
Abortion Habitual Associate 24975966, 29017513
Abortion Spontaneous Inhibit 10632428
Abortion Spontaneous Associate 35090453, 35955896
Abscess Associate 37091905
Achalasia Addisonianism Alacrimia syndrome Associate 17194638
Acidemia isovaleric Associate 33166496
Acidosis Associate 40217316
Acne Vulgaris Associate 25153527, 29771405, 32627753