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WH0003569M1

Sigma-Aldrich

Monoclonal Anti-IL6 antibody produced in mouse

clone 3E4, purified immunoglobulin, buffered aqueous solution

Synonym(s):

Anti-BSF2, Anti-HGF, Anti-HSF, Anti-IFNB2, Anti-IL6, Anti-interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)

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About This Item

MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

mouse

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

purified immunoglobulin

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

3E4, monoclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

species reactivity

human

technique(s)

indirect ELISA: suitable
western blot: 1-5 μg/mL

isotype

IgG2bκ

GenBank accession no.

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... IL6(3569)

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General description

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a proinflammatory cytokine. The gene encoding it has five exons and is located on human chromosome 7. Human IL-6 is a 21–26 kDa glycoprotein. It has 212 amino acids along with a 28-amino-acid-signal peptide.
This gene encodes a cytokine that functions in inflammation and the maturation of B cells. The protein is primarily produced at sites of acute and chronic inflammation, where it is secreted into the serum and induces a transcriptional inflammatory response through interleukin 6 receptor, alpha. The functioning of this gene is implicated in a wide variety of inflammation-associated disease states, including suspectibility to diabetes mellitus and systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. (provided by RefSeq)

Immunogen

IL6 (NP_000591, 29 a.a. ~ 212 a.a) recombinant protein.

Sequence
SPVPPGEDSKDVAAPHRQPLTSSERIDKQIRYILDGISALRKETCNKSNMCESSKEALAENNLNLPKMAEKDGCFQSGFNEETCLVKIITGLLEFEVYLEYLQNRFESSEEQARAVQMSTKVLIQFLQKKAKNLDAITTPDPTTNASLLTKLQAQNQWLQDMTTHLILRSFKEFLQSSLRALRQM

Biochem/physiol Actions

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a vital role in intracellular signaling pathways. The protein is linked with cancerous cell metastasis and growth. IL-6 serves as a modulator of estrogen synthesis and aromatase activity. IL-6 stimulates immunoglobulin synthesis.

Physical form

Solution in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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IL-6 in Inflammation, Immunity, and Disease
Tanaka T, et al.
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (2014)
Interleukin 6
Kishimoto T and Tanaka T
Encyclopedia of Inflammatory Diseases, 1-8 (2014)
Targeting interlukin-6 to relieve immunosuppression in tumor microenvironment
Liu Q, et al.
Tumour Biology : the Journal of the International Society For Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 39(6) (2017)
Meta-analysis of the role of IL-6 rs1800795 polymorphism in the susceptibility to prostate cancer: Evidence based on 17 studies
Liu TZ, et al.
Medicine, 96(11) (2017)
IL-6 variant is associated with metastasis in breast cancer patients
Abana CO, et al.
PLoS ONE, 12(7) (2017)

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