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MW (kDa):

22

UniProt ID:

#P05231

Entrez-Gene Id:

3569

Background

IL-6 is a potent inducer of the acute phase response and is produced by T cells, macrophages, fibroblasts, endothelial and other cells (1,2). IL-6 induces proliferation and differentiation and acts on B cells, T cells, thymocytes, and others. IL-6 in concert with TGFβ is important for developing Th17 responses. IL-6 binds to IL-6Rα and through this association induces gp130 homodimerization (1). gp130 homodimerization triggers the Jak/Stat cascade and the SHP2/Erk MAP kinase cascade (1,3,4). IL-6 also forms a complex with an IL-6Rα splice variant that is non-membrane associated (3).The IL-6/soluble IL-6Rα complex can then activate the gp130 signaling pathway on cells that express gp130 but not IL-6Rα (3). IL-6, through increasing expression of proangiogenic VEGF, may contribute to metastatic breast cancer (5).

  1. Heinrich, P.C. et al. (1998) Biochem J 334 ( Pt 2), 297-314.
  2. Heinrich, P.C. et al. (1998) Z Ernahrungswiss 37 Suppl 1, 43-9.
  3. Jones, S.A. (2005) J Immunol 175, 3463-8.
  4. Jenkins, B.J. et al. (2004) Mol Cell Biol 24, 1453-63.
  5. Hong, D.S. et al. (2007) Cancer 110, 1911-28.

Endotoxin

Less than 0.01 ng endotoxin/1 μg hIL-6.

Purity

>98% as determined by SDS-PAGE of 6 μg reduced (+) and non-reduced (-) recombinant hIL-6. All lots are greater than 98% pure.

Source / Purification

Recombinant human IL-6 (hIL-6) Val30-Met212 (Accession #NM_000600) was produced in E. coli at Cell Signaling Technology.

Bioactivity

The bioactivity of recombinant hIL-6 was determined in a TF-1 cell proliferation assay. The ED50 of each lot is between 0.2-0.7 ng/ml.

Background

IL-6 is a potent inducer of the acute phase response and is produced by T cells, macrophages, fibroblasts, endothelial and other cells (1,2). IL-6 induces proliferation and differentiation and acts on B cells, T cells, thymocytes, and others. IL-6 in concert with TGFβ is important for developing Th17 responses. IL-6 binds to IL-6Rα and through this association induces gp130 homodimerization (1). gp130 homodimerization triggers the Jak/Stat cascade and the SHP2/Erk MAP kinase cascade (1,3,4). IL-6 also forms a complex with an IL-6Rα splice variant that is non-membrane associated (3).The IL-6/soluble IL-6Rα complex can then activate the gp130 signaling pathway on cells that express gp130 but not IL-6Rα (3). IL-6, through increasing expression of proangiogenic VEGF, may contribute to metastatic breast cancer (5).

Background References

    Cross-Reactivity Key

    H: human M: mouse R: rat Hm: hamster Mk: monkey Vir: virus Mi: mink C: chicken Dm: D. melanogaster X: Xenopus Z: zebrafish B: bovine Dg: dog Pg: pig Sc: S. cerevisiae Ce: C. elegans Hr: horse GP: Guinea Pig Rab: rabbit All: all species expected

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