Interleukin-6

A cytokine that stimulates the growth and differentiation of B-LYMPHOCYTES and is also a growth factor for HYBRIDOMAS and plasmacytomas. It is produced by many different cells including T-LYMPHOCYTES; MONOCYTES; and FIBROBLASTS.

Also Known As:

Interleukin 6; IL6; B Cell Stimulatory Factor-2; B-Cell Differentiation Factor; B-Cell Differentiation Factor-2; B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 2; B-Cell Stimulatory Factor-2; BSF-2; Differentiation Factor, B-Cell; Differentiation Factor-2, B-Cell; IFN-beta 2; Interferon beta-2; B Cell Differentiation Factor; B Cell Differentiation Factor 2; B Cell Stimulatory Factor 2; Differentiation Factor 2, B Cell; Differentiation Factor, B Cell; Differentiation-Inducing Protein, Myeloid; Growth Factor, Hybridoma; Growth Factor, Plasmacytoma; Hepatocyte Stimulating Factor; Interferon beta 2; Myeloid Differentiation Inducing Protein; beta-2, Interferon; Hepatocyte-Stimulating Factor; Hybridoma Growth Factor; IL-6; MGI-2; Myeloid Differentiation-Inducing Protein; Plasmacytoma Growth Factor

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 496323
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 30151
    - Cytokines: 168239
      - Interleukins: 25880
        Interleukin-6: 56758
- Peptides: 84029
  - Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 30151
    - Cytokines: 168239
      - Interleukins: 25880
        Interleukin-6: 56758
Biological Factors: 2560
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins: 30151
  - Cytokines: 168239
    - Interleukins: 25880
      - Interleukin-6: 56758

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