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    Il6 interleukin 6 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]

    Gene ID: 16193, updated on 9-Dec-2024

    Summary

    Official Symbol
    Il6provided by MGI
    Official Full Name
    interleukin 6provided by MGI
    Primary source
    MGI:MGI:96559
    See related
    Ensembl:ENSMUSG00000025746 AllianceGenome:MGI:96559
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    REVIEWED
    Organism
    Mus musculus
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus
    Also known as
    Il-6
    Summary
    This gene encodes a member of the interleukin family of cytokines that have important functions in immune response, hematopoiesis, inflammation and the acute phase response. The ectopic overexpression of the encoded protein in mice results in excessive plasma cells in circulation, leading to death. Mice lacking the encoded protein exhibit abnormalities in hepatic acute phase response, some immune mechanisms, bone resorption in response to estrogen, liver regeneration and wound healing. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]
    Expression
    Low expression observed in reference dataset See more
    Orthologs
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    Genomic context

    See Il6 in Genome Data Viewer
    Location:
    5 B1; 5 15.7 cM
    Exon count:
    5
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    RS_2024_02 current GRCm39 (GCF_000001635.27) 5 NC_000071.7 (30218112..30224973)
    108.20200622 previous assembly GRCm38.p6 (GCF_000001635.26) 5 NC_000071.6 (30013114..30019975)

    Chromosome 5 - NC_000071.7Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene STARR-seq mESC enhancer starr_12743 Neighboring gene protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 10 pseudogene Neighboring gene STARR-positive B cell enhancer ABC_E11285 Neighboring gene vacuole membrane protein 1 pseudogene Neighboring gene STARR-positive B cell enhancer ABC_E9637 Neighboring gene STARR-seq mESC enhancer starr_12744 Neighboring gene STARR-positive B cell enhancer mm9_chr5:30299320-30299620 Neighboring gene RIKEN cDNA A230098N10 gene Neighboring gene STARR-seq mESC enhancer starr_12745 Neighboring gene STARR-seq mESC enhancer starr_12746 Neighboring gene thymidylate synthase Neighboring gene CapStarr-seq enhancer MGSCv37_chr5:30400119-30400228 Neighboring gene STARR-seq mESC enhancer starr_12748 Neighboring gene STARR-seq mESC enhancer starr_12749 Neighboring gene kinesin family member 2C pseudogene Neighboring gene kinesin superfamily protein 2C pseudogene

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

    Expression

    • Project title: Mouse ENCODE transcriptome data
    • Description: RNA profiling data sets generated by the Mouse ENCODE project.
    • BioProject: PRJNA66167
    • Publication: PMID 25409824
    • Analysis date: n/a

    Bibliography

    GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

    What's a GeneRIF?

    Variation

    Alleles

    Alleles of this type are documented at Mouse Genome Informatics  (MGI)

    Pathways from PubChem

    Interactions

    Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

    General gene information

    Markers

    Gene Ontology Provided by MGI

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables cytokine activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables cytokine activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables cytokine activity ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    enables growth factor activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables growth factor activity IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables growth factor activity ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    enables interleukin-6 receptor binding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    contributes_to interleukin-6 receptor binding ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    enables interleukin-6 receptor binding ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    enables protein binding IPI
    Inferred from Physical Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    enables signaling receptor binding ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    acts_upstream_of_or_within T cell activation IGI
    Inferred from Genetic Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in T follicular helper cell differentiation IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in T-helper 17 cell lineage commitment IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in T-helper 17 cell lineage commitment IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of T-helper 2 cell differentiation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in acute-phase response IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within branching involved in salivary gland morphogenesis IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within branching involved in salivary gland morphogenesis IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cell redox homeostasis ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to hepatocyte growth factor stimulus IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cellular response to hydrogen peroxide ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to interleukin-1 IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cellular response to interleukin-17 IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to lipopolysaccharide IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to lipopolysaccharide ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within cellular response to tumor necrosis factor IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cellular response to virus IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in cytokine-mediated signaling pathway ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within defense response to protozoan IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in defense response to virus ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in endocrine pancreas development IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within epithelial cell proliferation involved in salivary gland morphogenesis IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within_positive_effect gene expression IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in germinal center B cell differentiation IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in glucagon secretion IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in glucose homeostasis IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within glucose homeostasis IGI
    Inferred from Genetic Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in glucose homeostasis ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in hepatic immune response ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in hepatocyte proliferation IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in inflammatory response ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in inflammatory response to wounding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in inflammatory response to wounding ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in liver regeneration IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within muscle cell cellular homeostasis IGI
    Inferred from Genetic Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within myeloid cell homeostasis IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of bone resorption IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of cell population proliferation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of chemokine production IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of chemokine production IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of collagen biosynthetic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of gluconeogenesis ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of hormone secretion IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of interleukin-1-mediated signaling pathway IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in negative regulation of membrane potential ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of muscle organ development ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of negative regulation of primary miRNA processing ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in neuron projection development ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within neutrophil apoptotic process IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within neutrophil apoptotic process IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in neutrophil apoptotic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of B cell activation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of DNA replication ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of DNA-binding transcription factor activity ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of MAPK cascade ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of MAPK cascade ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of T cell proliferation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of T-helper 2 cell cytokine production IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of T-helper 2 cell differentiation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of acute inflammatory response ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of apoptotic DNA fragmentation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of apoptotic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of cell proliferation in bone marrow IGI
    Inferred from Genetic Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of chemokine production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of cytokine production involved in inflammatory response ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of extracellular matrix disassembly ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of gene expression IGI
    Inferred from Genetic Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of gene expression ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of gene expression ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of glial cell proliferation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of gliogenesis IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of immunoglobulin production IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of immunoglobulin production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-1 beta production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-10 production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-17 production IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-21 production IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-6 production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of interleukin-8 production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of leukocyte adhesion to vascular endothelial cell ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of neuron differentiation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of neuron projection development ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of nitric oxide biosynthetic process ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of peptidyl-serine phosphorylation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B signal transduction ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of positive regulation of platelet aggregation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of protein import into nucleus ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via STAT IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of positive regulation of receptor signaling pathway via STAT ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IGI
    Inferred from Genetic Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of translation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of transmission of nerve impulse ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of tumor necrosis factor production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in positive regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of apoptotic process IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of cell population proliferation IGI
    Inferred from Genetic Interaction
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of cell shape ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of circadian sleep/wake cycle, non-REM sleep ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of glucagon secretion IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of glucagon secretion ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of insulin secretion IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of insulin secretion ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in response to activity IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in response to glucocorticoid ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within response to wounding IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in vascular endothelial growth factor production ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in vascular endothelial growth factor production ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    located_in external side of plasma membrane IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    is_active_in extracellular space IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    is_active_in extracellular space IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    located_in extracellular space IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    is_active_in extracellular space ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    located_in extracellular space ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    part_of interleukin-6 receptor complex IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    part_of interleukin-6 receptor complex IDA
    Inferred from Direct Assay
    more info
    PubMed 
    part_of interleukin-6 receptor complex ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     

    General protein information

    Preferred Names
    interleukin-6
    Names
    B-cell hybridoma growth factor
    interleukin HP-1

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

    These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

    These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_001314054.1NP_001300983.1  interleukin-6 isoform 2 precursor

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (2) uses an alternate splice site in the 3' terminal exon, compared to variant 1. The encoded protein (isoform 2) is shorter and has a distinct C-terminus, compared to isoform 1.
      Source sequence(s)
      AC112933, AK150440, BC145409
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS84856.1
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A0A0G2JGF4
      Related
      ENSMUSP00000143544.2, ENSMUST00000195978.5
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      cl02473
      Location:27157
      IL6; Interleukin-6/G-CSF/MGF family
    2. NM_031168.2NP_112445.1  interleukin-6 isoform 1 precursor

      See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_112445.1

      Status: REVIEWED

      Description
      Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longer transcript and encodes the longer isoform (1).
      Source sequence(s)
      AC112933, AK150440
      Consensus CDS
      CCDS19153.1
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      P08505, Q3UCQ0, Q8BN26
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      A2RTD1, Q0PMN1
      Related
      ENSMUSP00000026845.8, ENSMUST00000026845.12
      Conserved Domains (1) summary
      pfam00489
      Location:27210
      IL6; Interleukin-6/G-CSF/MGF family

    RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001635.27-RS_2024_02

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

    Genomic

    1. NC_000071.7 Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

      Range
      30218112..30224973
      Download
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