IL6_HUMAN P05231
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UniProt:P05231
Recommended name:Interleukin-6
EC number:
Alternative names:(IL-6) (B-cell stimulatory factor 2) (BSF-2) (CTL differentiation factor) (CDF) (Hybridoma growth factor) (Interferon beta-2) (IFN-beta-2)
Cleaved into:
GeneID:3569
Gene names (primary ):IL6
Gene names (synonym ):IFNB2
Gene names (ORF ):
Length:212
Mass:23718
Sequence:MNSFSTSAFGPVAFSLGLLLVLPAAFPAPVPPGEDSKDVAAPHRQPLTSSERIDKQIRYILDGISALRKETCNKSNMCESSKEALAENNLNLPKMAEKDGCFQSGFNEETCLVKIITGLLEFEVYLEYLQNRFESSEEQARAVQMSTKVLIQFLQKKAKNLDAITTPDPTTNASLLTKLQAQNQWLQDMTTHLILRSFKEFLQSSLRALRQM
Tissue specificity:Produced by skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11080265}.
Induction:Plasma levels are highly increased upon exercise, due to enhanced production by contracting skeletal muscles. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11080265}.
Developmental stage:
Protein families:IL-6 superfamily