Receptor, IL-6

Medical Condition:
Receptor, IL-6

Receptors present on T cells, mitogen-activated B cells, peripheral monocytes, and some macrophage- and B cell-derived tumor cell types. The receptor is a strongly glycosylated protein of 80 kD and a length of 468 amino acids. (Ibelgaufts, Dictionary of Cytokines, 1995)