IL6

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q14865236
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IL6

Summary

IL6 is a gene[1].

Key Facts

  • IL6's instance of is recorded as gene[2].
  • IL6 is a type of protein-coding gene[3].
  • IL6's Commons category is recorded as Interleukin-6[4].
  • IL6's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 502[5].
  • IL6's genomic start is recorded as 22725884[6].
  • IL6's genomic start is recorded as 22765503[7].
  • IL6's genomic end is recorded as 22732002[8].
  • IL6's genomic end is recorded as 22771621[9].
  • IL6's ortholog is recorded as Il6[10].
  • IL6's ortholog is recorded as Il6[11].
  • IL6's encodes is recorded as Interleukin 6[12].
  • IL6's encodes is recorded as Interleukin-6[13].
  • IL6's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[14].
  • IL6's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 7[15].
  • IL6's strand orientation is recorded as forward strand[16].
  • IL6's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3569[17].
  • IL6's cytogenetic location is recorded as 7p15.3[18].
  • IL6's expressed in is recorded as cartilage tissue[19].
  • IL6's expressed in is recorded as vena cava[20].
  • IL6's expressed in is recorded as gallbladder[21].
  • IL6's expressed in is recorded as left uterine tube[22].
  • IL6's expressed in is recorded as gonad[23].
  • IL6's expressed in is recorded as smooth muscle tissue[24].
  • IL6's expressed in is recorded as mucosa of urinary bladder[25].
  • IL6's expressed in is recorded as upper lobe of left lung[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hgnc gene symbol IL6
    Refseq rna id NM_000600, XM_005249745, NM_001318095 +1
    Exact match http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3569
    Library of congress authority id sh92001229
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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