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Designing a Western blot for IL6R? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the IL6R Western Blot GuideFacts 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: |
|---|
| 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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