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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about IL6R: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
IL6R is a gene implicated in neurodegeneration research. Key relationships include: activates, associated with, therapeutic target. Associated with ALS, Als, Cancer. Connected to 55 entities in the SciDEX knowledge graph.
| Gene Symbol | IL6R |
| Full Name | Interleukin 6 Receptor |
| Chromosome | 1q21.3 |
| Protein Type | Receptor |
| Function | IL-6R is a type I cytokine receptor that exists in both membrane-bound and soluble forms, mediating IL-6 signaling through multiple pathways: |
| Molecular Weight | ~50 kDa (mIL-6R), ~55 kDa (sIL-6R) |
| Amino Acids | 468 aa |
| Exons | 10 |
| Pathways | MAPK, PI3K |
| UniProt ID | P08887 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 3570 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000160712 |
| OMIM | 147610 |
| GeneCards | IL6R |
| Human Protein Atlas | IL6R |
| Associated Diseases | Cancer, Carcinoma, Cardiovascular, Hepatitis, Pneumonia, bacterial_infections |
| Interactions | STAT3, IL6ST, STAT1, STING, IL6, IL22 |
| KG Connections | 149 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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IL6R["<b>IL6R</b>"]
gp130["gp130"]
IL6R -->|"activates"| gp130
Stroke{"Stroke"}
IL6R -->|"inhibits"| Stroke
Cardiovascular{"Cardiovascular"}
IL6R -->|"therapeutic target"| Cardiovascular
Als{"Als"}
IL6R -->|"inhibits"| Als
Hepatitis{"Hepatitis"}
IL6R -->|"associated with"| Hepatitis
Ms{"Ms"}
IL6R -->|"regulates"| Ms
Pneumonia{"Pneumonia"}
IL6R -->|"associated with"| Pneumonia
Cancer{"Cancer"}
IL6R -->|"associated with"| Cancer
Carcinoma{"Carcinoma"}
IL6R -->|"associated with"| Carcinoma
IL6R -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
ALS{"ALS"}
IL6R -->|"inhibits"| ALS
IL6R -->|"associated with"| Cardiovascular
IL6["IL6"]
IL6 -->|"interacts with"| IL6R
proteases["proteases"]
proteases -->|"catalyzes"| IL6R
IL6 -->|"associated with"| IL6R
IL6 -->|"activates"| IL6R
GENES["GENES"]
GENES -->|"activates"| IL6R
HNF4A["HNF4A"]
HNF4A -->|"activates"| IL6R
PDGFRA["PDGFRA"]
PDGFRA -->|"activates"| IL6R
THBS2["THBS2"]
THBS2 -->|"associated with"| IL6R
MIRNAS["MIRNAS"]
MIRNAS -->|"activates"| IL6R
PI3K["PI3K"]
PI3K -->|"associated with"| IL6R
AKT["AKT"]
AKT -->|"associated with"| IL6R
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"associated with"| IL6R
style IL6R fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| tumor regression | therapeutic_target | phenotype | 0.92 |
| Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.80 |
| gp130 | activates | protein | 0.72 |
| Stroke | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Hepatitis | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Pneumonia | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| ALS | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| Cardiovascular | associated_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Colorectal Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Als | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Aging | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | inhibits | disease | 0.65 |
| IL6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6ST | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| STING | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP12 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MERTK | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| DUSP1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ADCY9 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SOX2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CDKN1A | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SESN1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| IRF1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NDRG2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| SOX9 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MYH2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| VPS37B | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NFKBIA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CALM2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NPY1R | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL22 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PVALB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PPP5C | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| LITAF | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PDK4 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL6 | interacts_with | gene | 0.76 |
| IL6 | activates | gene | 0.70 |
| proteases | catalyzes | protein | 0.68 |
| IL6 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| HNF4A | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PDGFRA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PI3K | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AKT | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RAGE | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| PVALB | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL22 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| PPP5C | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| JUN | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ADRA1D | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| PDK4 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| LITAF | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MMP12 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NPY1R | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MERTK | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CALM2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| VPS37B | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| IL22 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL1 | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| IL1 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| THBS2 | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MIRNAS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| STROKE | inhibits | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | associated_with | gene | 0.60 |
| IL-6 | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| CCND1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MTORC1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| adcy9 | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| adra1d | regulates | gene | 0.50 |
| Autophagy | regulates | process | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||