Interleukin 6

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein protein Q412889
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Interleukin 6

Summary

Interleukin 6 is a protein[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Interleukin 6's instance of is recorded as protein[3].
  • Interleukin 6's UniProt protein ID is recorded as P05231[4].
  • Interleukin 6's part of is recorded as interleukin-6[5].
  • Interleukin 6's part of is recorded as four-helical cytokine-like, core[6].
  • Interleukin 6's part of is recorded as Interleukin-6/GCSF/MGF, conserved site, protein family[7].
  • Interleukin 6's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 73989[8].
  • Interleukin 6's has part is recorded as Interleukin-6/GCSF/MGF, conserved site[9].
  • Interleukin 6's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as NP_000591[10].
  • Interleukin 6's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as NP_001305024[11].
  • Interleukin 6's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as XP_005249802[12].
  • Interleukin 6's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as XP_011513692[13].
  • Interleukin 6's RefSeq protein ID is recorded as NP_001358025[14].
  • Interleukin 6's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4O9H[15].
  • Interleukin 6's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1ALU[16].
  • Interleukin 6's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1IL6[17].
  • Interleukin 6's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1P9M[18].
  • Interleukin 6's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2IL6[19].
  • Interleukin 6's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4CNI[20].
  • Interleukin 6's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4J4L[21].
  • Interleukin 6's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4NI7[22].
  • Interleukin 6's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4NI9[23].
  • Interleukin 6's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4ZS7[24].
  • Interleukin 6's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05gpxj[25].
  • Interleukin 6's molecular function is recorded as cytokine activity[26].
  • Interleukin 6's molecular function is recorded as growth factor activity[27].

Why It Matters

Interleukin 6 ranks in the top 3% of protein entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Tumor necrosis factor alpha decreases, and interleukin-10 increases, the sensitivity of human monocytes to dexamethasone: potential regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Monocyte-derived human B-cell growth factor identified as interferon-beta 2 (BSF-2, IL-6). Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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