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UniProtKB - P05231 (IL6_HUMAN)

Protein

Interleukin-6

Gene

IL6

Organism
Homo sapiens (Human)
Status
Reviewed-Annotation score: -Experimental evidence at protein leveli

Functioni

Cytokine with a wide variety of biological functions. It is a potent inducer of the acute phase response. Plays an essential 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. Required for the generation of T(H)17 cells. Also acts as a myokine. It is discharged into the bloodstream after muscle contraction and acts to increase the breakdown of fats and to improve insulin resistance. It induces myeloma and plasmacytoma growth and induces nerve cells differentiation.

GO - Molecular functioni

  • cytokine activity Source: BHF-UCL
  • growth factor activity Source: BHF-UCL
  • interleukin-6 receptor binding Source: BHF-UCL
View the complete GO annotation on QuickGO ...

GO - Biological processi

View the complete GO annotation on QuickGO ...

Keywordsi

Molecular functionCytokine, Growth factor
Biological processAcute phase

Enzyme and pathway databases

ReactomeiR-HSA-1059683 Interleukin-6 signaling
R-HSA-110056 MAPK3 (ERK1) activation
R-HSA-112411 MAPK1 (ERK2) activation
R-HSA-2559582 Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP)
R-HSA-381426 Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) transport and uptake by Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (IGFBPs)
R-HSA-6783783 Interleukin-10 signaling
R-HSA-6785807 Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling
R-HSA-8957275 Post-translational protein phosphorylation
SignaLinkiP05231
SIGNORiP05231

Names & Taxonomyi

Protein namesi
Recommended name:
Interleukin-6
Short name:
IL-6
Alternative name(s):
B-cell stimulatory factor 2
Short name:
BSF-2
CTL differentiation factor
Short name:
CDF
Hybridoma growth factor
Interferon beta-2
Short name:
IFN-beta-2
Gene namesi
Name:IL6
Synonyms:IFNB2
OrganismiHomo sapiens (Human)
Taxonomic identifieri9606 [NCBI]
Taxonomic lineageiEukaryota › Metazoa › Chordata › Craniata › Vertebrata › Euteleostomi › Mammalia › Eutheria › Euarchontoglires › Primates › Haplorrhini › Catarrhini › Hominidae › Homo
Proteomesi
  • UP000005640 Componenti: Chromosome 7

Organism-specific databases

EuPathDBiHostDB:ENSG00000136244.11
HGNCiHGNC:6018 IL6
MIMi147620 gene
neXtProtiNX_P05231

Subcellular locationi

Extracellular region or secreted Cytosol Plasma membrane Cytoskeleton Lysosome Endosome Peroxisome ER Golgi apparatus Nucleus Mitochondrion Manual annotation Automatic computational assertionGraphics by Christian Stolte; Source: COMPARTMENTS

Keywords - Cellular componenti

Secreted

Pathology & Biotechi

Involvement in diseasei

Rheumatoid arthritis systemic juvenile (RASJ)1 Publication
Disease susceptibility is associated with variations affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Disease descriptionAn inflammatory articular disorder with systemic-onset beginning before the age of 16. It represents a subgroup of juvenile arthritis associated with severe extraarticular features and occasionally fatal complications. During active phases of the disorder, patients display a typical daily spiking fever, an evanescent macular rash, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, serositis, myalgia and arthritis.
See also OMIM:604302
A IL6 promoter polymorphism is associated with a lifetime risk of development of Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-infected men.1 Publication

Mutagenesis

Feature keyPosition(s)DescriptionActionsGraphical viewLength
Mutagenesisi173A → V: Almost no loss of activity. 1 Publication1
Mutagenesisi185W → R: No loss of activity. 1 Publication1
Mutagenesisi204S → P: 87% loss of activity. 1 Publication1
Mutagenesisi210R → K, E, Q, T, A or P: Loss of activity. 1 Publication1
Mutagenesisi212M → T, N, S or R: Loss of activity. 1 Publication1

Organism-specific databases

DisGeNETi3569
MalaCardsiIL6
MIMi148000 phenotype
604302 phenotype
OpenTargetsiENSG00000136244
Orphaneti206 NON RARE IN EUROPE: Crohn disease
85414 Systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis
PharmGKBiPA198

Chemistry databases

ChEMBLiCHEMBL1795129
DrugBankiDB05250 681323
DB05066 AV411
DB05744 CRx-139
DB01404 Ginseng
DB05767 HMPL-004
DB09036 Siltuximab
DB05470 VX-702
DB05017 YSIL6

Polymorphism and mutation databases

BioMutaiIL6
DMDMi124347

PTM / Processingi

Molecule processing

Feature keyPosition(s)DescriptionActionsGraphical viewLength
Signal peptidei1 – 293 PublicationsAdd BLAST29
ChainiPRO_000001558230 – 212Interleukin-6Add BLAST183

Amino acid modifications

Feature keyPosition(s)DescriptionActionsGraphical viewLength
Disulfide bondi72 ↔ 781 Publication
Glycosylationi73N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine1 Publication1
Modified residuei81Phosphoserine; by FAM20C1 Publication1
Disulfide bondi101 ↔ 1111 Publication

Post-translational modificationi

N- and O-glycosylated.1 Publication

Keywords - PTMi

Disulfide bond, Glycoprotein, Phosphoprotein

Proteomic databases

PaxDbiP05231
PeptideAtlasiP05231
PRIDEiP05231
ProteomicsDBi51828

PTM databases

iPTMnetiP05231
PhosphoSitePlusiP05231

Miscellaneous databases

PMAP-CutDBiP05231

Expressioni

Gene expression databases

BgeeiENSG00000136244 Expressed in 143 organ(s), highest expression level in left coronary artery
CleanExiHS_IL6
ExpressionAtlasiP05231 baseline and differential
GenevisibleiP05231 HS

Organism-specific databases

HPAiCAB023406
CAB072821

Interactioni

Binary interactionsi

GO - Molecular functioni

View the complete GO annotation on QuickGO ...

Protein-protein interaction databases

BioGridi109783, 4 interactors
DIPiDIP-482N
IntActiP05231, 6 interactors
STRINGi9606.ENSP00000258743

Chemistry databases

BindingDBiP05231

Structurei

Secondary structure

1212
Legend: HelixTurnBeta strandPDB Structure known for this area
Show more details

3D structure databases

ProteinModelPortaliP05231
SMRiP05231
ModBaseiSearch...
MobiDBiSearch...

Miscellaneous databases

EvolutionaryTraceiP05231

Family & Domainsi

Sequence similaritiesi

Belongs to the IL-6 superfamily.Curated

Keywords - Domaini

Signal

Phylogenomic databases

eggNOGiENOG410IW11 Eukaryota
ENOG4112BXV LUCA
GeneTreeiENSGT00390000000878
HOGENOMiHOG000236330
HOVERGENiHBG000471
InParanoidiP05231
KOiK05405
OMAiGFNKETC
OrthoDBiEOG091G0NW5
PhylomeDBiP05231
TreeFamiTF335984

Family and domain databases

InterProiView protein in InterPro
IPR009079 4_helix_cytokine-like_core
IPR003574 IL-6
IPR030474 IL-6/GCSF/MGF
IPR030473 IL6/GCSF/MGF_CS
PANTHERiPTHR45110 PTHR45110, 1 hit
PfamiView protein in Pfam
PF00489 IL6, 1 hit
PIRSFiPIRSF001935 IL6_MGF_GCSF, 1 hit
PRINTSiPR00433 IL6GCSFMGF
SMARTiView protein in SMART
SM00126 IL6, 1 hit
SUPFAMiSSF47266 SSF47266, 1 hit
PROSITEiView protein in PROSITE
PS00254 INTERLEUKIN_6, 1 hit

Sequence (1+)i

Sequence statusi: Complete.

Sequence processingi: The displayed sequence is further processed into a mature form.

This entry has 1 described isoform and 5 potential isoforms that are computationally mapped.Show allAlign All

P05231-1 [UniParc]FASTAAdd to basket
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        10         20         30         40         50
MNSFSTSAFG PVAFSLGLLL VLPAAFPAPV PPGEDSKDVA APHRQPLTSS 
        60         70         80         90        100
ERIDKQIRYI LDGISALRKE TCNKSNMCES SKEALAENNL NLPKMAEKDG 
       110        120        130        140        150
CFQSGFNEET CLVKIITGLL EFEVYLEYLQ NRFESSEEQA RAVQMSTKVL 
       160        170        180        190        200
IQFLQKKAKN LDAITTPDPT TNASLLTKLQ AQNQWLQDMT THLILRSFKE 
       210 
FLQSSLRALR QM
Length:212
Mass (Da):23,718
Last modified:August 13, 1987 - v1
Checksum:i1F1ED1FE1B734079
GO

Computationally mapped potential isoform sequencesi

There are 5 potential isoforms mapped to this entry.BLASTAlignShow allAdd to basket
EntryEntry nameProtein names
Gene namesLengthAnnotation
C9J5B0C9J5B0_HUMAN
Interleukin-6
IL6
152Annotation score:
B5MC14B5MC14_HUMAN
Interleukin-6
IL6
198Annotation score:
B5MCZ3B5MCZ3_HUMAN
Interleukin-6
IL6
189Annotation score:
B5MC21B5MC21_HUMAN
Interleukin-6
IL6
136Annotation score:
B4DNV3B4DNV3_HUMAN
cDNA FLJ52006, moderately similar t...
IL6
122Annotation score:

Polymorphismi

Genetic variations in IL6 may be correlated with bone mineral density (BMD). Low BMD is a risk factor for osteoporotic fracture. Osteoporosis is characterized by reduced bone mineral density, disruption of bone microarchitecture, and the alteration of the amount and variety of non-collagenous proteins in bone. Osteoporotic bones are more at risk of fracture.2 Publications

Natural variant

Feature keyPosition(s)DescriptionActionsGraphical viewLength
Natural variantiVAR_01307532P → S1 PublicationCorresponds to variant dbSNP:rs2069830Ensembl.1
Natural variantiVAR_029266162D → E. Corresponds to variant dbSNP:rs13306435Ensembl.1
Natural variantiVAR_013076162D → V1 PublicationCorresponds to variant dbSNP:rs2069860Ensembl.1

Sequence databases

Select the link destinations:
EMBLi
GenBanki
DDBJi
Links Updated
X04430 mRNA Translation: CAA28026.1
M14584 mRNA Translation: AAA52728.1
X04602 mRNA Translation: CAA28268.1
Y00081 Genomic DNA Translation: CAA68278.1
M18403 mRNA Translation: AAA52729.1
M29150 mRNA Translation: AAA59154.1
X04402 Genomic DNA Translation: CAA27990.1
X04403 mRNA Translation: CAA27991.1
M54894 mRNA Translation: AAC41704.1
S56892 mRNA Translation: AAD13886.1
AF372214 Genomic DNA Translation: AAK48987.1
BC015511 mRNA Translation: AAH15511.1
CCDSiCCDS5375.1
PIRiA32648 IVHUB2
RefSeqiNP_000591.1, NM_000600.4
XP_011513692.1, XM_011515390.2
UniGeneiHs.654458

Genome annotation databases

EnsembliENST00000258743; ENSP00000258743; ENSG00000136244
ENST00000404625; ENSP00000385675; ENSG00000136244
GeneIDi3569
KEGGihsa:3569

Keywords - Coding sequence diversityi

Polymorphism

Similar proteinsi

Cross-referencesi

Web resourcesi

Wikipedia

Interleukin-6 entry

SeattleSNPs
SHMPD

The Singapore human mutation and polymorphism database

Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology

Sequence databases

Select the link destinations:
EMBLi
GenBanki
DDBJi
Links Updated
X04430 mRNA Translation: CAA28026.1
M14584 mRNA Translation: AAA52728.1
X04602 mRNA Translation: CAA28268.1
Y00081 Genomic DNA Translation: CAA68278.1
M18403 mRNA Translation: AAA52729.1
M29150 mRNA Translation: AAA59154.1
X04402 Genomic DNA Translation: CAA27990.1
X04403 mRNA Translation: CAA27991.1
M54894 mRNA Translation: AAC41704.1
S56892 mRNA Translation: AAD13886.1
AF372214 Genomic DNA Translation: AAK48987.1
BC015511 mRNA Translation: AAH15511.1
CCDSiCCDS5375.1
PIRiA32648 IVHUB2
RefSeqiNP_000591.1, NM_000600.4
XP_011513692.1, XM_011515390.2
UniGeneiHs.654458

3D structure databases

Select the link destinations:
PDBei
RCSB PDBi
PDBji
Links Updated
PDB entryMethodResolution (Å)ChainPositionsPDBsum
1ALUX-ray1.90A28-212[»]
1IL6NMR-A28-212[»]
1N2Qmodel-E/F30-212[»]
1P9MX-ray3.65B29-212[»]
2IL6NMR-A28-212[»]
4CNIX-ray2.20C/D42-212[»]
4J4LX-ray2.30C/D47-212[»]
4NI7X-ray2.40A28-212[»]
4NI9X-ray2.55A/C28-212[»]
4O9HX-ray2.42A28-212[»]
4ZS7X-ray2.93A42-212[»]
5FUCX-ray2.70A/B49-212[»]
ProteinModelPortaliP05231
SMRiP05231
ModBaseiSearch...
MobiDBiSearch...

Protein-protein interaction databases

BioGridi109783, 4 interactors
DIPiDIP-482N
IntActiP05231, 6 interactors
STRINGi9606.ENSP00000258743

Chemistry databases

BindingDBiP05231
ChEMBLiCHEMBL1795129
DrugBankiDB05250 681323
DB05066 AV411
DB05744 CRx-139
DB01404 Ginseng
DB05767 HMPL-004
DB09036 Siltuximab
DB05470 VX-702
DB05017 YSIL6

PTM databases

iPTMnetiP05231
PhosphoSitePlusiP05231

Polymorphism and mutation databases

BioMutaiIL6
DMDMi124347

Proteomic databases

PaxDbiP05231
PeptideAtlasiP05231
PRIDEiP05231
ProteomicsDBi51828

Protocols and materials databases

DNASUi3569
Structural Biology KnowledgebaseSearch...

Genome annotation databases

EnsembliENST00000258743; ENSP00000258743; ENSG00000136244
ENST00000404625; ENSP00000385675; ENSG00000136244
GeneIDi3569
KEGGihsa:3569

Organism-specific databases

CTDi3569
DisGeNETi3569
EuPathDBiHostDB:ENSG00000136244.11
GeneCardsiIL6
H-InvDBiHIX0167872
HGNCiHGNC:6018 IL6
HPAiCAB023406
CAB072821
MalaCardsiIL6
MIMi147620 gene
148000 phenotype
604302 phenotype
neXtProtiNX_P05231
OpenTargetsiENSG00000136244
Orphaneti206 NON RARE IN EUROPE: Crohn disease
85414 Systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis
PharmGKBiPA198
GenAtlasiSearch...

Phylogenomic databases

eggNOGiENOG410IW11 Eukaryota
ENOG4112BXV LUCA
GeneTreeiENSGT00390000000878
HOGENOMiHOG000236330
HOVERGENiHBG000471
InParanoidiP05231
KOiK05405
OMAiGFNKETC
OrthoDBiEOG091G0NW5
PhylomeDBiP05231
TreeFamiTF335984

Enzyme and pathway databases

ReactomeiR-HSA-1059683 Interleukin-6 signaling
R-HSA-110056 MAPK3 (ERK1) activation
R-HSA-112411 MAPK1 (ERK2) activation
R-HSA-2559582 Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype (SASP)
R-HSA-381426 Regulation of Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) transport and uptake by Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (IGFBPs)
R-HSA-6783783 Interleukin-10 signaling
R-HSA-6785807 Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling
R-HSA-8957275 Post-translational protein phosphorylation
SignaLinkiP05231
SIGNORiP05231

Miscellaneous databases

ChiTaRSiIL6 human
EvolutionaryTraceiP05231
GeneWikiiInterleukin_6
GenomeRNAii3569
PMAP-CutDBiP05231
PROiPR:P05231
SOURCEiSearch...

Gene expression databases

BgeeiENSG00000136244 Expressed in 143 organ(s), highest expression level in left coronary artery
CleanExiHS_IL6
ExpressionAtlasiP05231 baseline and differential
GenevisibleiP05231 HS

Family and domain databases

InterProiView protein in InterPro
IPR009079 4_helix_cytokine-like_core
IPR003574 IL-6
IPR030474 IL-6/GCSF/MGF
IPR030473 IL6/GCSF/MGF_CS
PANTHERiPTHR45110 PTHR45110, 1 hit
PfamiView protein in Pfam
PF00489 IL6, 1 hit
PIRSFiPIRSF001935 IL6_MGF_GCSF, 1 hit
PRINTSiPR00433 IL6GCSFMGF
SMARTiView protein in SMART
SM00126 IL6, 1 hit
SUPFAMiSSF47266 SSF47266, 1 hit
PROSITEiView protein in PROSITE
PS00254 INTERLEUKIN_6, 1 hit
ProtoNetiSearch...

Entry informationi

Entry nameiIL6_HUMAN
AccessioniPrimary (citable) accession number: P05231
Secondary accession number(s): Q9UCU2, Q9UCU3, Q9UCU4
Entry historyiIntegrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot: August 13, 1987
Last sequence update: August 13, 1987
Last modified: November 7, 2018
This is version 216 of the entry and version 1 of the sequence. See complete history.
Entry statusiReviewed (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot)
Annotation programChordata Protein Annotation Program
DisclaimerAny medical or genetic information present in this entry is provided for research, educational and informational purposes only. It is not in any way intended to be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or care.

Miscellaneousi

Keywords - Technical termi

3D-structure, Complete proteome, Direct protein sequencing, Reference proteome

Documents

  1. SIMILARITY comments
    Index of protein domains and families
  2. Human entries with polymorphisms or disease mutations
    List of human entries with polymorphisms or disease mutations
  3. Human polymorphisms and disease mutations
    Index of human polymorphisms and disease mutations
  4. MIM cross-references
    Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (MIM) cross-references in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  5. PDB cross-references
    Index of Protein Data Bank (PDB) cross-references
  6. Human chromosome 7
    Human chromosome 7: entries, gene names and cross-references to MIM
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