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IL6ST

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q14907597

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 5[13]
Cytogenetic location
5q11.2[15]
Encodes
Interleukin 6 signal transducer, Interleukin 6 signal transducer (Gp130, oncostatin M receptor), IL6ST isoform 4[9][10][11]
Expressed in
parietal pleura, germinal epithelium, visceral pleura, seminal vesicula, caput epididymis, tail of epididymis, superficial temporal artery, pericardium, lactiferous duct, lower lobe of lung[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[12]
Genomic end
55994993, 55290821[6][7]
Genomic start
55935095, 55230923[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
1645[3]
Ortholog
Il6st, Il6st, il6st[8]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en CD130 en CDW130 en GP130 en IL-6RB en IL6ST en interleukin 6 signal transducer zh 醣蛋白130

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Summary

IL6ST is a gene[1]. IL6ST is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 92. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 92. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 92. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 92. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ensembl Release 92. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ensembl Release 92. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 92. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → IL6ST
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_001190981, NM_002184, NM_175767 +4
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3572
    OMIM ID → 600694
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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