Specification
Organism | Homo sapiens (Human) |
Expression Host | E.coli |
Tag Info | Tag-Free |
Purity | Greater than 95% as determined by SDS-PAGE. |
Uniprot ID | P05231 |
Uniprot Entry Name | |
Gene Names | IL6 |
Alternative Names | Interleukin-6; IL-6; B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 2; BSF-2; CTL Differentiation Factor; CDF; Hybridoma Growth Factor; Interferon Beta-2; IFN-Beta-2; IL6; IFNB2 |
Expression Region | Partial (29-212aa) |
Molecular Weight | 20.9 kDa |
Endotoxin | Less than 1.0 EU/µg as determined by LAL method. |
Sequence | PVPPGEDSKDVAAPHRQPLTSSERIDKQIRYILDGISALRKETCNKSNMCESSKEALAENNLNLPKMAEKDGCFQSGFNEETCLVKIITGLLEFEVYLEYLQNRFESSEEQARAVQMSTKVLIQFLQKKAKNLDAITTPDPTTNASLLTKLQAQNQWLQDMTTHLILRSFKEFLQSSLRALRQM |
Product Form | Lyophilized powder (Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm Filtered 20 mM HAc-NaAc, 150 mM NaCl, pH 5.0) |
Reconstitution | We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Please reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL.We recommend to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20℃/-80℃. Our default final concentration of glycerol is 50%. Customers could use it as reference. |
Background
Relevance | Cytokines of the IL6/GCSF/MGF family are glycoproteins of about 170 to 180 amino acid residues that contain four conserved cysteine residues involved in two disulfide bonds. They have a compact, globular fold (similar to other interleukins), stabilized by the 2 disulfide bonds. One half of the structure is dominated by a 4 alpha-helix bundle with a left-handed twist; the helices are anti-parallel, with 2 overhand connections, which fall into a 2-stranded anti-parallel beta-sheet. The fourth alpha helix is important to the biological activity of the molecule. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important proinflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokine expressed by various cells. Interleukin-6 has been shown to inhibit the growth of early stage and to promote the proliferation of advanced stage melanoma cells in vitro. |
Function | 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. |
Involvement in disease | Rheumatoid arthritis systemic juvenile (RASJ) |
Subcellular Location | Secreted |
Protein Families | IL-6 superfamily |
Tissue Specificity | |
Pathway | HIF-1signalingpathway |
QC Data
Note | Please contact us for QC Data |
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