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Il6ra Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Il6ra
  • Name
    interleukin 6 receptor, alpha
  • Synonyms
    CD126, Il6r, IL-6R, IL-6 receptor alpha chain
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:105304
    NCBI Gene: 16194
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    14 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr3:89776631-89820503 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 3, 39.19 cM
  • Mapping Data
    8 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1082 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_105304
 protein coding gene Chr3:89771366-89820503 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0027448
 protein coding gene Chr3:90102973-90162879 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0027412
 protein coding gene Chr3:87120499-87174059 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0027376
 protein coding gene Chr3:89246005-89305782 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0027421
 protein coding gene Chr3:87091730-87141287 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0027163
 protein coding gene Chr3:89429874-89484645 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0027867
 protein coding gene Chr3:93491149-93550694 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0025219
 protein coding gene Chr3:82610344-82661400 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0026609
 protein coding gene Chr3:89807975-89860874 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0027137
 protein coding gene Chr3:96722714-96784193 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0027275
 protein coding gene Chr3:86499290-86549162 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0027243
 protein coding gene Chr3:84835143-84884863 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0027384
 protein coding gene Chr3:91179659-91235697 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0027263
 protein coding gene Chr3:102905502-102971359 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0027926
 protein coding gene Chr3:88987863-89045292 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0026343
 protein coding gene Chr3:86386656-86439806 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0026162
 protein coding gene Chr3:88174991-88227237 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0026691
 protein coding gene Chr3:89389342-89445402 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    IL6R, interleukin 6 receptor
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    IL6R, interleukin 6 receptor
  • Synonyms
    CD126, gp80, HIES5, IL-1Ra, IL6Q, IL6QTL, IL-6R, IL-6R-1, IL-6RA, IL6RA, IL6RQ
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3570
    neXtProt AC: NX_P08887
    UniProt: P08887

  • Chr Location
    1q21.3; chr1:154405193-154469450 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    5 with human IL6R associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    37 phenotypes from 8 alleles in 10 genetic backgrounds
    6 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    99 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit defective T helper 17 cells development. Mice homozygous for a different knock-out allele exhibit abnormaly inflammatory response and abnormal wound healing.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    64
  • GO References
    8
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    893
  • Tissues
    85
  • cDNA Data
    17
  • Literature Summary
    18
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 16194 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 43873 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_010559 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 3377 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P22272 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 460 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 23
      cDNA 18
      Primer pair 4
      Other 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11392, MGD-MRK-32345
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 183
      Developmental Gene Expression 18
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 99
    • Earliest
      J:43406 Sugita T, et al., Functional murine interleukin 6 receptor with the intracisternal A particle gene product at its cytoplasmic domain. Its possible role in plasmacytomagenesis. J Exp Med. 1990 Jun 1;171(6):2001-9
    • Latest
      J:354960 Chang Y, et al., TGF-beta specifies T(FH) versus T(H)17 cell fates in murine CD4(+) T cells through c-Maf. Sci Immunol. 2024 Mar;9(93):eadd4818
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    11/12/2024
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