IL-6 Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody (R1203-2)

UNIPROT #

P08505

PROTEIN NAME

IL-6

SYNONYMS

Interleukin BSF 2 antibody;B cell differentiation factor antibody;B cell stimulatory factor 2 antibody;B-cell stimulatory factor 2 antibody;BSF 2 antibody;BSF-2 antibody;BSF2 antibody;CDF antibody;CTL differentiation factor antibody;Hepatocyte stimulatory factor antibody;HGF antibody;HSF antibody;Hybridoma growth factor antibody;Hybridoma growth factor Interferon beta-2 antibody;IFN-beta-2 antibody;IFNB2 antibody;IL 6 antibody;IL-6 antibody;IL6 antibody;IL6_HUMAN antibody;Interferon beta 2 antibody;Interferon beta-2 antibody;Interleukin 6 antibody;Interleukin 6 (interferon beta 2) antibody;Interleukin BSF 2 antibody;Interleukin-7 antibody

SEQUENCE SIMILARITIES

Belongs to the IL-6 superfamily.

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION

Secreted

FUNCTION

Cytokines play an essential role in the final differentiation of B-cells into Ig-secreting cells Involved in lymphocyte and monocyte differentiation. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional cytokine with a wide variety of biological functions. IL-6 is implicated in the final differentiation of B-cells into immunoglobulin-secreting cells, myeloma and plasmacytoma growth, nerve cell differentiation, and activation of hepatocytes and mitogen-stimulated helper T cells.