Gene Information
Gene NameIL6ST
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length918
Protein NamesInterleukin-6 receptor subunit beta (IL-6 receptor subunit beta) (IL-6R subunit beta) (IL-6R-beta) (IL-6RB) (CDw130) (Interleukin-6 signal transducer) (Membrane glycoprotein 130) (gp130) (Oncostatin-M receptor subunit alpha) (CD antigen CD130)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000134352 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP40189
Gene CardIL6ST
Uniprot IDP40189
PfamPF00041; PF09240; PF06328
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.63251058)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ IL6ST ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ IL6ST ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ IL6ST ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ IL6ST ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Il6st ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ IL6ST ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Il6st ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ IL6ST ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCRLF1, IL13RA2, IL11RA, IL13RA1, CNTFR, IL2RG, CRLF2, IL31RA, IL3RA, IL12RB1, CSF3R, IL12RB2, GHR, CSF2RA, IL6R, IL27RA, IL23R, LIFR, OSMR, IL5RA, EBI3, PRLR, LEPR
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityFound in all the tissues and cell lines examined (PubMed:2261637). Expression not restricted to IL6 responsive cells (PubMed:2261637). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2261637}.;
[Isoform 2]: Expressed in blood serum (at protein level) (PubMed:24629561). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24629561}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.084211(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1BJ8  (NMR  1BQU  (X-ray  2.00A  1I1R  (X-ray  2.40A  1P9M  (X-ray  3.65A  1PVH  (X-ray  2.50A  3L5H  (X-ray  3.60A  3L5I  (X-ray  1.90A  3L5J  (X-ray  3.04A  7U7N  (EM  3.47A 
DBSNP rs1063560  rs2228044  rs199905033  rs2228043  rs2228046  rs34417936 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform 1]: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19915009};
Single-pass type I membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.;
[Isoform 2]: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24629561}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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