Abbreviation: IL6RA;CD126
Target Synonym: Interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha;IL-6R subunit alpha;IL-6R-alpha;IL-6R 1;Membrane glycoprotein 80;gp80;CD126;IL-6R;IL-6R-1;IL-6RA;IL6Q;IL6RQ
Target Species: Human
Expression Host: HEK293 Cells
Fusion Tag: C-His
UNIProt ID: P08887
Background: Interleukin 6 receptor (IL-6R) also known as CD126 (Cluster of Differentiation 126) is a type I cytokine receptor. The low concentration of a soluble form of IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R) acts as an agonist of IL-6 activity. In the IL-6R/CD126/IL6R system, both a membrane-bound IL-6R and a sIL-6R protein are able to mediate IL-6 signals into the cells through the interaction of gp130. The resulting IL-6/sIL-6R protein complex is also capable of binding to gp130 and inducing intracellular signalling. Through this so-called 'trans-signalling' mechanism, IL-6 is able to stimulate cells that lack an endogenous mIL-6R. High levels of IL-6 and sIL-6R have been reported in several chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases as well as in cancer.
Sequence: Met1-Pro365
Purity: > 95 % as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.
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