Interleukin-6 receptor

Interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) also known as CD126 (Cluster of Differentiation 126) is a type I cytokine receptor.

IL6R
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesIL6R, CD126, IL-6R-1, IL-6RA, IL6Q, IL6RA, IL6RQ, gp80, Interleukin-6 receptor, interleukin 6 receptor
External IDsOMIM: 147880 MGI: 105304 HomoloGene: 474 GeneCards: IL6R
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

3570

16194

Ensembl

ENSG00000160712

ENSMUSG00000027947

UniProt

P08887

P22272

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000565
NM_001206866
NM_181359

NM_010559
NM_001310676

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001297605
NP_034689

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 154.41 – 154.47 MbChr 3: 89.77 – 89.82 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Function

Interleukin 6 (IL6) is a potent pleiotropic cytokine that regulates cell growth and differentiation and plays an important role in immune response. Dysregulated production of IL6 and this receptor are implicated in the pathogenesis of many diseases, such as multiple myeloma, autoimmune diseases and prostate cancer.

In melanocytes IL6R gene expression may be regulated by MITF.[5]

Structure

The IL6 receptor is a protein complex consisting of an IL-6 receptor subunit (IL6R) and interleukin 6 signal transducer Glycoprotein 130. IL6R also denotes the human gene encoding this subunit. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported.[6] IL6R subunit is also shared by many other cytokines.

Interactions

Interleukin-6 receptor has been shown to interact with Interleukin 6[7][8][9] and ciliary neurotrophic factor.[8][10]

See also

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000160712 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000027947 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Hoek KS, Schlegel NC, Eichhoff OM, Widmer DS, Praetorius C, Einarsson SO, Valgeirsdottir S, Bergsteinsdottir K, Schepsky A, Dummer R, Steingrimsson E (2008). "Novel MITF targets identified using a two-step DNA microarray strategy". Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 21 (6): 665–76. doi:10.1111/j.1755-148X.2008.00505.x. PMID 19067971. S2CID 24698373.
  6. "Entrez Gene: IL6R interleukin 6 receptor".
  7. Schwantner A, Dingley AJ, Ozbek S, Rose-John S, Grötzinger J (Jan 2004). "Direct determination of the interleukin-6 binding epitope of the interleukin-6 receptor by NMR spectroscopy". J. Biol. Chem. 279 (1): 571–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.M311019200. PMID 14557255.
  8. Schuster B, Kovaleva M, Sun Y, Regenhard P, Matthews V, Grötzinger J, Rose-John S, Kallen KJ (Mar 2003). "Signaling of human ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) revisited. The interleukin-6 receptor can serve as an alpha-receptor for CTNF". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (11): 9528–35. doi:10.1074/jbc.M210044200. PMID 12643274.
  9. Taga T, Hibi M, Hirata Y, Yamasaki K, Yasukawa K, Matsuda T, Hirano T, Kishimoto T (Aug 1989). "Interleukin-6 triggers the association of its receptor with a possible signal transducer, gp130". Cell. 58 (3): 573–81. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(89)90438-8. PMID 2788034. S2CID 41245022.
  10. Schooltink H, Stoyan T, Roeb E, Heinrich PC, Rose-John S (Dec 1992). "Ciliary neurotrophic factor induces acute-phase protein expression in hepatocytes". FEBS Lett. 314 (3): 280–4. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(92)81489-9. PMID 1281789. S2CID 39538295.

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