Human IL-6R alpha (NP_000556) VersaClone cDNA

Human IL-6R alpha (NP_000556) VersaClone cDNA Summary

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Background: IL-6R alpha

IL-6 R alpha is a transmembrane subunit of the receptor for Interleukin-6. It associates with gp130 which is a shared component of the receptors for CLC, CNTF, CT-1, IL-11, IL-27, LIF, and OSM. Soluble forms of IL-6 R alpha are generated by both alternative splicing and proteolytic cleavage. In a mechanism known as trans-signaling, complexes of soluble IL-6 and IL-6 R alpha elicit responses from gp130-expressing cells that lack cell surface IL-6 R alpha. IL-6 plays important roles in the acute phase reaction, inflammation, hematopoiesis, bone metabolism, and cancer progression. IL-6, along with TNF-alpha and IL-1, drives the acute inflammatory response and the transition from acute inflammation to either acquired immunity or chronic inflammatory disease. When dysregulated, it contributes to chronic inflammation in obesity, insulin resistance, inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, sepsis, and atherosclerosis.

Related Research Areas

• B Cell Activation
• Cancer Stem Cell Markers
• Cytokines and Receptors in Allergy and Asthma
• Cytokines and Receptors in Angiogenesis
• Cytokines and Receptors in Tfh Cell Differentiation and Function
• Diabetes
• IL-6 Family
• Immune Regulatory Molecules on Endothelial Cells
• Monocyte Markers
• Multiple Sclerosis and Myelin Related Molecules
• Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC)
• Obesity
• Receptors in the Jak/STAT Pathway
• T Cell Cytokine Signaling
• Th17 Cells
• Th22 Cells