IL6 (Human) ELISpot Kit

Quantification

Entrez GeneID

Gene Name

IL6

Gene Alias

BSF2, HGF, HSF, IFNB2, IL-6

Gene Description

interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)

Omim ID

Gene Ontology

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a cytokine that functions in inflammation and the maturation of B cells. The protein is primarily produced at sites of acute and chronic inflammation, where it is secreted into the serum and induces a transcriptional inflammatory response through interleukin 6 receptor, alpha. The functioning of this gene is implicated in a wide variety of inflammation-associated disease states, including suspectibility to diabetes mellitus and systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. [provided by RefSeq

Other Designations

interleukin 6