The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Interleukin 6 Receptor, alpha across different species:

interleukin 6 receptor, alpha (Il6ra)

Other aliases include:

Il6r, CD126, IL-6R, MGC30256, IL6R1

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Interleukin 6 Receptor, alpha:

interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha – IL-6RA – IL-6R 1 – IL-6R-alpha – IL-6R subunit alpha – IL-6 receptor alpha chain – IL-6 receptor subunit alpha – interleukin 6 receptor, alpha

Interleukin 6 Receptor, alpha fulfills a number of functions:

cytokine receptor activity – interleukin-6 binding – interleukin-6 receptor activity – receptor activity – ciliary neurotrophic factor binding – ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor activity – enzyme binding – protein homodimerization activity – receptor binding

Interleukin 6 Receptor, alpha is relevant to the following processes:

interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway – ciliary neurotrophic factor-mediated signaling pathway – defense response to Gram-negative bacterium – endocrine pancreas development – positive regulation of anti-apoptosis – positive regulation of chemokine production – positive regulation of interleukin-6 production – positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation – positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation – positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat3 protein – response to cAMP – response to cytokine stimulus – response to ethanol – response to gamma radiation – response to glucocorticoid stimulus – response to lipopolysaccharide – response to peptide hormone stimulus

Locations for Interleukin 6 Receptor, alpha:

cell surface – extracellular space – integral to membrane – membrane – apical plasma membrane – extracellular region – interleukin-6 receptor complex

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology