Gene Information
Gene NameIL6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length212
Protein NamesInterleukin-6 (IL-6) (B-cell stimulatory factor 2) (BSF-2) (CTL differentiation factor) (CDF) (Hybridoma growth factor) (Interferon beta-2) (IFN-beta-2)
Target Nameinterleukin-6
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age>4290 ( ENSG00000136244 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP05231
Gene CardIL6
Uniprot IDP05231
PfamPF00489
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.377094876)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ IL6 ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ IL6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ IL6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Il6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ IL6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Il6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
Tissuegreater.omentum
Tissue SpecificityProduced by skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11080265}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.04(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1ALU  (X-ray  1.90A  1IL6  (NMR  1P9M  (X-ray  3.65A  2IL6  (NMR  4CNI  (X-ray  2.20A  4J4L  (X-ray  2.30A  4NI7  (X-ray  2.40A  4NI9  (X-ray  2.55A  4O9H  (X-ray  2.42A  4ZS7  (X-ray  2.93A  5FUC  (X-ray  2.70A  7NXZ  (X-ray  2.00A 
DBSNP rs2069830  rs13306435  rs2069860 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11080265}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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