
Type:GoatIgG
Applications:IHC;WB;E
E=ELISA;FACS;FC=FlowCytometry;FPLC=FastProteinLiquidChromatography;GF=GravityFlow;HPLC=HighPerformanceLiquidChromatography;ICC=Immunocytochemistry;IF=Immunofluorescence;IHC=Immunohistochemistry;IP=Immunoprecipitation;NAC=Non-adherentCellAssays;NB=NeutralizationofBioactivity;SE=SandwichELISA;TPE=TargetedProteinExpression;WB=Westernblotting;;AC=AdherentCellAssays;FM=FluorescentMicsroscopy;;;BSC-CM5=BiacoreSensorChipCM5;BSM=BiosactiveSmallMoleculeorPeptide;CDM=CellDifferentiationMedia;;;;;;HealthandFitness;;;DNAExtraction/Purification;;InvivoLikeAssaysSpeciesReactivity:R
B=Bovine;Ca=Cat;Ch=Chicken;D=Dog;EQ=Equine;GP=GuineaPig;H=Human;M=Mouse;P=Porcine;Pr=Primate;R=Rat;Rb=Rabbit;Y=Yeast;Xe=Xenopus;Ze=Zebrafish;;;;NA-NotApplicable;STP=Step-TactinProteins;AllFormat:AffinityPurified-liquid
Immunogen:E.coli-derived,recombinantratinterleukin6(rrIL-6).

Interleukin6(IL-6),alsoknownasinterferon-beta2,26-kDaprotein,Bcellstimulatoryfactor-2(BSF-2),hybridoma/plasmacytomagrowthfactor,hepatocytestimulatingfactor,cytotoxicTcelldifferentiationfactor,andmacrophage-granulocyteinducingfactor2A(MGI-2A),isamulti-functionalproteinthatplaysimportantrolesinhostdefense,acutephasereactions,immuneresponses,andhematopoiesis.IL-6isexpressedbyavarietyofnormalandtransformedcellsincludingTcells,Bcells,monocytes/macrophages,fibroblasts,hepatocytes,keratinocytes,astrocytes,vascularendothelialcells,andvarioustumorcells.
ItisupregulatedbyIL1,TNF,PDGF,IFNbeta,TNFalpha,NGF,IL17anddownregulatedbyglucocorticoidsIL4,TGFbeta.IL6appearstobedirectlyinvolvedintheresponsesthatoccurafterinfectionandcellularinjury,anditmayprovetobeasimportantasIL1andTNFalphainregulatingtheacutephaseresponse.IL6hasalsobeenimplicatedinregulatingADIposemass.
ItalsoplaysaroleinthedifferentiationofNerveCells.
Image:IL-6 stainingof mouseTcells.Cellswerestainedwithgoatanti-ratIL-6(red)andnucleicounterstainedwithFluoroNisslGreen.