Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3570
Gene name Interleukin 6 receptor
Gene symbol IL6R
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CD126HIES5IL-1RaIL-6RIL-6R-1IL-6RAIL6QIL6QTLIL6RAIL6RQgp80
Chromosome 1
Chromosome location 1q21.3
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 comple
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
426
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT005528 hsa-miR-23a-3p GFP reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20698883
MIRT005528 hsa-miR-23a-3p GFP reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20698883
MIRT005528 hsa-miR-23a-3p GFP reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20698883
MIRT005528 hsa-miR-23a-3p GFP reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20698883
MIRT005528 hsa-miR-23a-3p GFP reporter assayMicroarrayqRT-PCRWestern blot 20698883
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
1
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
PPARA Repression 14764586
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
71
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0002384 Process Hepatic immune response TAS 12832423
GO:0002446 Process Neutrophil mediated immunity TAS 16034137
GO:0002548 Process Monocyte chemotaxis IC 10510402
GO:0002690 Process Positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis TAS 15100312, 16034137
GO:0004896 Function Cytokine receptor activity IDA 12829785
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
147880 6019 ENSG00000160712
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P08887
Protein name Interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha (IL-6 receptor subunit alpha) (IL-6R subunit alpha) (IL-6R-alpha) (IL-6RA) (IL-6R 1) (Membrane glycoprotein 80) (gp80) (CD antigen CD126) [Cleaved into: Soluble interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha (sIL6R)]
Protein function Part of the receptor for interleukin 6. Binds to IL6 with low affinity, but does not transduce a signal (PubMed:28265003). Signal activation necessitate an association with IL6ST. Activation leads to the regulation of the immune response, acute-
PDB 1N26 , 1P9M , 2ARW , 5FUC , 7DC8 , 8D82 , 8IOW , 8QY5 , 8QY6
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00047 ig 30 101 Immunoglobulin domain Domain
PF09240 IL6Ra-bind 118 213 Interleukin-6 receptor alpha chain, binding Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform 2]: Expressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and weakly found in urine and serum. 1%-20% of the total sIL6R in plasma is generated by alternative splicing (PubMed:28060820). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28060820}.
Sequence
MLAVGCALLAALLAAPGAALAPRRCPAQEVARGVLTSLPGDSVTLTCPGVEPEDNATVHW
VLRKPAAGSHPSRWAGMGRRLLLRSVQLHDSGNYSCYRAGR
PAGTVHLLVDVPPEEPQLS
CFRKSPLSNVVCEWGPRSTPSLTTKAVLLVRKFQNSPAEDFQEPCQYSQESQKFSCQLAV
PEGDSSFYIVSMCVASSVGSKFSKTQTFQGCGI
LQPDPPANITVTAVARNPRWLSVTWQD
PHSWNSSFYRLRFELRYRAERSKTFTTWMVKDLQHHCVIHDAWSGLRHVVQLRAQEEFGQ
GEWSEWSPEAMGTPWTESRSPPAENEVSTPMQALTTNKDDDNILFRDSANATSLPVQDSS
SVPLPTFLVAGGSLAFGTLLCIAIVLRFKKTWKLRALKEGKTSMHPPYSLGQLVPERPRP
TPVLVPLISPPVSPSSLGSDNTSSHNRPDARDPRSPYDISNTDYFFPR
Sequence length 468
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance
Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction
Viral protein interaction with cytokine and cytokine receptor
HIF-1 signaling pathway
PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
JAK-STAT signaling pathway
Hematopoietic cell lineage
Th17 cell differentiation
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Human cytomegalovirus infection
Coronavirus disease - COVID-19
Pathways in cancer
  Interleukin-6 signaling
MAPK3 (ERK1) activation
MAPK1 (ERK2) activation
Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
62
Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ALZHEIMER DISEASE GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
AA amyloidosis AA amyloidosis BEFREE 25619282
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemias Megakaryocytic Leukemia BEFREE 1290964
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy Necrotizing Encephalopathy BEFREE 31201070
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy of childhood Necrotizing Encephalopathy BEFREE 31201070
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 25856562
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult T-Cell Lymphoma/Leukemia T-Cell Lymphoma/Leukemia BEFREE 9824498
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 26626881, 28650998, 36810164 Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Alzheimer`s Disease Alzheimer disease GWASCAT_DG 25340798
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Pubtator 31118040, 31611269, 34075589 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia LHGDN 18784373
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only