Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
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| Gene Symbol | IL6ST |
| Full Name | Interleukin 6 Signal Transducer (gp130) |
| Aliases | gp130 |
| Chromosome | 5q11.2 |
| Primary Expression | Ubiquitous (neurons, astrocytes, microglia, oligodendrocytes) |
| Molecular Weight | 130 kDa |
| Amino Acids | 917 aa |
| Exons | 18 |
| Pathways | Epigenetic, Notch |
| UniProt ID | P40189 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 3572 |
| GeneCards | IL6ST |
| Human Protein Atlas | IL6ST |
| Gene Symbol [@cytokines2004] IL6ST [@cytokines2009] Full Name | Interleukin 6 Signal Transducer |
| Alias | gp130, CD130 |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Interactions | JAK2, MYC, GATA1, NR3C1, CREBBP, LRP1 |
| KG Connections | 64 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
IL6ST["<b>IL6ST</b>"]
Ms{"Ms"}
IL6ST -->|"therapeutic target"| Ms
Carcinoma{"Carcinoma"}
IL6ST -->|"interacts with"| Carcinoma
Cancer{"Cancer"}
IL6ST -->|"interacts with"| Cancer
Tumor{"Tumor"}
IL6ST -->|"interacts with"| Tumor
Apoptosis(["Apoptosis"])
IL6ST -->|"interacts with"| Apoptosis
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
IL6ST -->|"implicated in"| neurodegeneration
__synuclein["alpha-synuclein"]
__synuclein -->|"activates"| IL6ST
IL6["IL6"]
IL6 -->|"interacts with"| IL6ST
CYTOKINES["CYTOKINES"]
CYTOKINES -->|"interacts with"| IL6ST
RAGE["RAGE"]
RAGE -->|"therapeutic target"| IL6ST
IL6R["IL6R"]
IL6R -->|"interacts with"| IL6ST
LRP1["LRP1"]
LRP1 -->|"interacts with"| IL6ST
NR3C1["NR3C1"]
NR3C1 -->|"interacts with"| IL6ST
GATA1["GATA1"]
GATA1 -->|"interacts with"| IL6ST
MYC["MYC"]
MYC -->|"interacts with"| IL6ST
CANCER["CANCER"]
CANCER -->|"interacts with"| IL6ST
APOPTOSIS["APOPTOSIS"]
APOPTOSIS -->|"interacts with"| IL6ST
CREBBP["CREBBP"]
CREBBP -->|"interacts with"| IL6ST
style IL6ST fill:#1a3a4a,stroke:#4fc3f7,stroke-width:3px,color:#e0e0e0| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms | therapeutic_target | disease | 0.65 |
| Carcinoma | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Cancer | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Tumor | interacts_with | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Parkinson | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | activates | disease | 0.65 |
| Inflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neuroinflammation | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Neurodegeneration | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| Alzheimer | regulates | disease | 0.65 |
| JAK2 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| FGFR1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NFKB2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NOTCH2 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GATA1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NR3C1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CREBBP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Apoptosis | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| FERROPTOSIS | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| INFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HSPB1 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| Ferroptosis | activates | pathway | 0.60 |
| GENES | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ASTROCYTE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEUROINFLAMMATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| MICROGLIA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| Notch | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| Epigenetic | regulates | pathway | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| AND | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| Cell Cycle | interacts_with | pathway | 0.60 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHF2 | regulates | enzyme | 0.95 |
| α-synuclein | activates | protein | 0.70 |
| IL6 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| RAGE | therapeutic_target | gene | 0.60 |
| IL6R | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| LRP1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NR3C1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| GATA1 | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| MYC | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CREBBP | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| TNFRSF1A | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| STAT3 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| NFKBIA | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CSF1 | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| CYTOKINES | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| CANCER | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| APOPTOSIS | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| HIF | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| PARKINSON | activates | gene | 0.60 |
| NEURODEGENERATION | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| ALZHEIMER | regulates | gene | 0.60 |
| GENES | interacts_with | gene | 0.60 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||