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Rat IL-6R / CD126 Protein (ECD, His Tag)

Il6ra

Catalog Number P81072-R08H
Organism Species Rat
Host Human Cells
Synonyms Il6ra
Molecular Weight The recombinant rat Il6r consists 356 amino acids and predicts a molecular mass of 39.5 kDa.
predicted N Leu 20
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 90 % as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the rat Il6r (NP_058716.2) (Met1-Pro364) was expressed with a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus.
Bio-activity
Research Area Immunology |Innate Immunity |Monocytes/Macrophages |Monocyte Markers
Formulation Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4.
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose and mannitol are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background Interleukin 6 receptor (IL-6R) also known as CD126 (Cluster of Differentiation 126) is a type I cytokine receptor. The low concentration of a soluble form of IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R) acts as an agonist of IL-6 activity. In the IL-6R/CD126/IL6R system, both a membrane-bound IL-6R and a sIL-6R protein are able to mediate IL-6 signals into the cells through the interaction of gp130. The resulting IL-6/sIL-6R protein complex is also capable of binding to gp130 and inducing intracellular signalling. Through this so-called 'trans-signalling' mechanism, IL-6 is able to stimulate cells that lack an endogenous mIL-6R. High levels of IL-6 and sIL-6R have been reported in several chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases as well as in cancer.
Reference
  • Barill S, et al. (2000) The role of interleukin-6 and interleukin-6/interleukin-6 receptor-alpha complex in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma. Eur Cytokine Netw. 11(4): 546-51.
  • Kang KW, et al. (2007) Novel role of IL-6/SIL-6R signaling in the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in murine B16, metastatic melanoma clone F10.9, cells. Free Radic Biol Med. 42(2): 215-27.