IL6ST
Reactivity: Human
WB, IHC, IF
Host: Rabbit
Polyclonal
unconjugated
Application Notes
ELISA: 1: 20000approx. 1: 40000. IHC: 1: 50approx. 1: 200. Other applications not tested. Optimal dilutions are dependent on conditions and should be determined by the user.
IL-6 activates intracellular signaling through binding a receptor consisting of an 80 kDa ligand-binding protein (IL-6R) and a second protein of 130 kDa. IL-6 first binds to IL-6R which subsequently associates with a gp130 dimer. The active signaling complex consists of at minimum IL-6, IL-6R and a dimer of two gp130 proteins that are linked by a disulfide bond. A soluble form of IL-6R is generated by proteolytic cleavage of the membrane-bound precursor and can function as an agonistic molecule that can actively participate in cell-tocell signaling. The second subunit of the IL-6 complex, gp130, also functions as a component of several additional receptor complexes including leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), oncostatin M (OSM), ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) and IL-11. LIF binds to the LIF receptor with low affinity and to a complex of the LIF receptor and gp130 with high affinity, while OSM appears to bind to gp130 with low affinity and to a complex of gp130 and the LIF receptor with high affinity.Synonyms: IL-6R-beta, IL6 receptor beta, Interleukin-6 receptor subunit beta