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SAB1400139

Sigma-Aldrich

Anti-IL6 antibody produced in mouse

IgG fraction of antiserum, buffered aqueous solution

Synonym(s):

Anti-BSF2, Anti-HGF, Anti-HSF, Anti-IFNB2, Anti-IL6

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About This Item

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

biological source

mouse

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

IgG fraction of antiserum

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

species reactivity

human

technique(s)

immunofluorescence: suitable
western blot: 1 μg/mL

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... IL6(3569)

General description

Human IL-6 (Interleukin-6) gene maps to chromosome 7p15. It is found to be mainly expressed in lymphoid and non-lymphoid cells, such as T-cells, B-cells, monocytes, fibroblasts, keratinocytes, endothelial cells and mesangium cells. It encodes a 184 amino acid protein that contains two potential N-glycosylation sites and four cysteine residues.

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 (AAH15511, 1 a.a. ~ 212 a.a) full-length human protein.

Sequence
MNSFSTSAFGPVAFSLGLLLVLPAAFPAPVPPGEDSKDVAAPHRQPLTSSERIDKQIRYILDGISALRKETCNKSNMCESSKEALAENNLNLPKMAEKDGCFQSGFNEETCLVKIITGLLEFEVYLEYLQNRFESSEEQARAVQMSTKVLIQFLQKKAKNLDAITTPDPTTNASLLTKLQAQNQWLQDMTTHLILRSFKEFLQSSLRALRQM

Biochem/physiol Actions

IL-6 (Interleukin-6) is a proinflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in the maturation of B cells into antibody producing cells. It is also expressed by resting T-cells and induces IL-2 receptor and IL-2 production n mitogen-stimulated T cells and thymocytes. IL-6 functions in the activation and proliferation of T-cells. It participates in hematopoiesis by activating hematopoietic stem cells at the G0 stage to enter into the G1 phase. Increased levels of IL-6 and C-reactive protein have been observed in type-2 diabetes mellitus.

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


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The biology of interleukin-6.
Hirano T.
Interleukins : molecular biology and immunology, 51, 153-180 (1992)
A D Pradhan et al.
JAMA, 286(3), 327-334 (2001-07-24)
Inflammation is hypothesized to play a role in development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM); however, clinical data addressing this issue are limited. To determine whether elevated levels of the inflammatory markers interleukin 6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are

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