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

interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R), interleukin 6 receptor (il6r)

Other aliases include:

CD126, IL6RA, IL-6R-1, MGC104991, IL-6R-alpha, IL6R, IL-6Ralpha, il-6ra

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

interleukin 6 receptor – CD126 antigen – interleukin 6 receptor alpha subunit – IL-6 receptor alpha chain – interleukin 6 receptor alpha

Interleukin-6 Receptor fulfills a number of functions:

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

Interleukin-6 Receptor is relevant to the following processes:

acute-phase response – ciliary neurotrophic factor-mediated signaling pathway – defense response to Gram-negative bacterium – endocrine pancreas development – hepatic immune response – interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway – monocyte chemotaxis – positive regulation of anti-apoptosis – positive regulation of chemokine production – positive regulation of interleukin-6 production – positive regulation of leukocyte chemotaxis – positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation – positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation – positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation – positive regulation of tyrosine phosphorylation of Stat3 protein – regulation of apoptosis – response to cytokine stimulus

Locations for Interleukin-6 Receptor:

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

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology