Gene Symbol Report 
IL6
| Approved Symbol |
IL6 |
|---|---|
| Approved Name |
interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2) |
| HGNC ID |
HGNC:6018 |
| Previous Symbols & Names |
IFNB2 |
| Synonyms |
BSF2, HGF, HSF, IL-6 |
| Locus Type |
gene with protein product |
| Chromosomal Location |
7p21-p15 |
| GENE FAMILY |
Interleukins and interleukin receptors Interferons |
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|---|---|---|
| HOMOLOGS |
MGI:96559 D Mouse Symbol: Il6 RGD:2901 D Rat Symbol: Il6 HCOP D TreeFam D |
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| NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES |
GenBank:M18403 EMBL-Bank DDBJ C RefSeq:NM_000600 D CCDS:CCDS5375.1 C Vega:OTTHUMG00000023178 C |
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| GENE RESOURCES |
Entrez Gene:3569 C Ensembl:ENSG00000136244 C UCSC:uc003svj.4 D Vega:OTTHUMG00000023178 C |
NCBI Sequence Viewer Ensembl Genome Browser UCSC Genome Browser Vega Genome Browser |
| PROTEIN RESOURCES |
UniProtKB:P05231 D InterPro D |
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| CLINICAL RESOURCES |
OMIM D GeneTests D Orphanet D DECIPHER D COSMIC D Genetic Testing Registry C |
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| REFERENCES |
PubMed Europe PMC C |
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| OTHER DATABASE LINKS |
GENATLAS D GeneCards D GOPubmed D H-InvDB D QuickGO D Reactome D WikiGenes D |
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