Gene: Il6 (interleukin 6)  Mus musculus
Symbol: Il6
Name: interleukin 6
Description: ENCODES a protein that exhibits cytokine activity; interleukin-6 receptor binding; growth factor activity (ortholog); INVOLVED IN branching involved in salivary gland morphogenesis; defense response to protozoan; endocrine pancreas development; PARTICIPATES IN interleukin-23 signaling pathway; interleukin-27 signaling pathway; interleukin-6 signaling pathway; ASSOCIATED WITH abnormal acute phase protein level; abnormal astrocyte morphology; abnormal axon morphology; ASSOCIATED WITH Asthma; Bronchiolitis Obliterans; Coronavirus Infections; FOUND IN external side of plasma membrane; extracellular space; interleukin-6 receptor complex (ortholog); INTERACTS WITH (R)-lipoic acid; (R)-mevalonic acid; (R)-noradrenaline
Type: protein-coding
RefSeq Status: PROVISIONAL
Also known as: B-cell hybridoma growth factor; Il-6; interleukin HP-1; interleukin-6
Orthologs: Homo sapiens : IL6 (interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2))  HGNC
Rattus norvegicus : Il6 (interleukin 6)
Latest Assembly: Mouse Genome Assembly Build 37
Position:
MapChrPositionStrandSource
Mouse Genome Assembly GRCm38530,013,161 - 30,019,968+NCBI
Mouse cM Map515.7 NCBI
Mouse Celera Assembly527,530,266 - 27,537,070+NCBI
Mouse Genome Assembly Build 37530,339,701 - 30,346,508+NCBI
Mouse Genome Assembly Build 36.1530,339,701 - 30,346,508+NCBI
Mouse Cytogenetic Map5 B1 NCBI
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