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Facts about Interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha.
Signal activation necessitate an association with IL6ST. Activation can lead to the regulation of the immune response, acute-phase reactions and hematopoiesis.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | IL6R |
| Uniprot: | P08887 |
| Entrez: | 3570 |

| Belongs to: |
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| type I cytokine receptor family |

CD126; gp80; IL-6 R alpha; IL6Q; IL6R alpha; IL-6R alpha; IL6R; IL-6R-1; IL6RA; IL-6Ra; IL6RQ; interleukin 6 receptor
Mass (kDA):
51.548 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1q21.3 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (154405193..154469450) |
Isoform 2 is expressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and weakly found in urine and serum.
[Isoform 1]: Basolateral cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.; [Isoform 2]: Secreted.





PMID: 3136546 by Yamasaki K., et al. Cloning and expression of the human interleukin-6 (BSF-2/IFN beta 2) receptor.
PMID: 1872801 by Schooltink H., et al. Structural and functional studies on the human hepatic interleukin-6 receptor. Molecular cloning and overexpression in HepG2 cells.
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