1alu

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Template:STRUCTURE 1alu

Contents 1 HUMAN INTERLEUKIN-6 2 Disease 3 Function 4 About this Structure 5 See Also 6 Reference

HUMAN INTERLEUKIN-6

Template:ABSTRACT PUBMED 9118960

Disease

[IL6_HUMAN] Genetic variations in IL6 are associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis systemic juvenile (RASJ) [MIM:604302]. An inflammatory articular disorder with systemic-onset beginning before the age of 16. It represents a subgroup of juvenile arthritis associated with severe extraarticular features and occasionally fatal complications. During active phases of the disorder, patients display a typical daily spiking fever, an evanescent macular rash, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, serositis, myalgia and arthritis. Note=A IL6 promoter polymorphism is associated with a lifetime risk of development of Kaposi sarcoma in HIV-infected men.

Function

[IL6_HUMAN] Cytokine with a wide variety of biological functions. It is a potent inducer of the acute phase response. Plays an essential role in the final differentiation of B-cells into Ig-secreting cells Involved in lymphocyte and monocyte differentiation. It induces myeloma and plasmacytoma growth and induces nerve cells differentiation Acts on B-cells, T-cells, hepatocytes, hematopoietic progenitor cells and cells of the CNS. Also acts as a myokine. It is discharged into the bloodstream after muscle contraction and acts to increase the breakdown of fats and to improve insulin resistance.

About this Structure

1alu is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

See Also

• Interleukin

Reference

• Somers W, Stahl M, Seehra JS. 1.9 A crystal structure of interleukin 6: implications for a novel mode of receptor dimerization and signaling. EMBO J. 1997 Mar 3;16(5):989-97. PMID:9118960 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/emboj/16.5.989
• Hill EE, Morea V, Chothia C. Sequence conservation in families whose members have little or no sequence similarity: the four-helical cytokines and cytochromes. J Mol Biol. 2002 Sep 6;322(1):205-33. PMID:12215425