Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
3569
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Interleukin 6
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
IL6
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
BSF-2, BSF2, CDF, HGF, HSF, IFN-beta-2, IFNB2, IL-6
Chromosome Chromosome number
7
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
7p15.3
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT005420 hsa-let-7a-5p Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot 19878981
MIRT006061 hsa-miR-203a-3p ELISA, qRT-PCR 21279994
MIRT006061 hsa-miR-203a-3p ELISA, qRT-PCR 21279994
MIRT006061 hsa-miR-203a-3p ELISA, qRT-PCR 21279994
MIRT006790 hsa-miR-142-3p ELISA, Immunoblot, Microarray, qRT-PCR 21474672
Transcription factors
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 information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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 ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
147620 6018 ENSG00000136244
Protein
UniProt ID 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
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance
Antifolate resistance
Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction
Viral protein interaction with cytokine and cytokine receptor
HIF-1 signaling pathway
FoxO signaling pathway
PI3K-Akt signaling pathway
Cellular senescence
Toll-like receptor signaling pathway
NOD-like receptor signaling pathway
Cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway
C-type lectin receptor signaling pathway
JAK-STAT signaling pathway
Hematopoietic cell lineage
IL-17 signaling pathway
Th17 cell differentiation
TNF signaling pathway
Intestinal immune network for IgA production
Insulin resistance
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications
Alcoholic liver disease
Alzheimer disease
Prion disease
Pathways of neurodegeneration - multiple diseases
Pathogenic Escherichia coli infection
Salmonella infection
Pertussis
Legionellosis
Yersinia infection
Chagas disease
African trypanosomiasis
Malaria
Amoebiasis
Tuberculosis
Hepatitis B
Measles
Human cytomegalovirus infection
Influenza A
Human T-cell leukemia virus 1 infection
Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection
Herpes simplex virus 1 infection
Epstein-Barr virus infection
Coronavirus disease - COVID-19
Pathways in cancer
Transcriptional misregulation in cancer
Inflammatory bowel disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Graft-versus-host disease
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Lipid and atherosclerosis
  Interleukin-6 signaling
MAPK3 (ERK1) activation
MAPK1 (ERK2) activation
Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP)
Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) transport and uptake by Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (IGFBPs)
Interleukin-10 signaling
Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling
Transcriptional Regulation by VENTX
Post-translational protein phosphorylation
ADORA2B mediated anti-inflammatory cytokines production
CD163 mediating an anti-inflammatory response
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Associated diseases Disease associations categorized as Causal (pathogenic variants), Unknown (uncertain genetic evidence), or Text Mining (literature-based associations)
Unknown Includes: (1) ClinVar NON-pathogenic variants (Uncertain, Benign, Conflicting, VUS), (2) GenCC associations, (3) GWAS associations, (4) CBGDA evidence-based associations. NOTE: Diseases with pathogenic evidence are excluded to avoid conflicts.
Disease merge term Disease name Evidence References Source
Asthma Age of onset of childhood onset asthma, Asthma (childhood onset), Asthma, Asthma (age of onset) N/A N/A GWAS
Cholangiocarcinoma cholangiocarcinoma N/A N/A ClinVar
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes mellitus type 2, susceptibility to N/A N/A ClinVar
Kaposi Sarcoma Kaposi sarcoma, susceptibility to N/A N/A GenCC
Associations from Text Mining Disease 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