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Facts about Interleukin-6.
Plays an important role in the final differentiation of B-cells into Ig- secreting cells Involved in lymphocyte and monocyte differentiation. Acts on B-cells, T-cells, hepatocytes, hematopoietic progenitor cells and cells of the CNS.
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Gene Name: | IL6 |
Uniprot: | P05231 |
Entrez: | 3569 |
Belongs to: |
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IL-6 superfamily |
B cell stimulatory factor-2; B-cell differentiation factor; BSF2; BSF-2; BSF2CTL differentiation factor; CDF; HGFHSFIFNB2Hybridoma growth factor; IFNB2; IFN-beta-2; IL6; IL-6; IL-6B-cell stimulatory factor 2; Interferon beta-2; interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2); interleukin BSF-2; interleukin-6; MGI-2A
Mass (kDA):
23.718 kDA
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Location: | 7p15.3 |
Sequence: | 7; NC_000007.14 (22725889..22732002) |
Secreted.
PMID: 3491322 by Hirano T., et al. Complementary DNA for a novel human interleukin (BSF-2) that induces B lymphocytes to produce immunoglobulin.
PMID: 3500852 by Yasukawa K., et al. Structure and expression of human B cell stimulatory factor-2 (BSF- 2/IL-6) gene.
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