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Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a cytokine, any of a group of proteins that function to control the survival, growth and differentiation of tissues and cells, and which have autocrine and paracrine activity. Combining with a cytokine to initiate a change in cell activity. Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any growth factor, proteins or polypeptides that stimulate a cell or organism to grow or proliferate. Combining with interleukin-6 to initiate a change in cell activity. Interacting selectively and non-covalently with interleukin-6. Combining with an extracellular or intracellular messenger to initiate a change in cell activity, and spanning to the membrane of either the cell or an organelle.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: interleukin-6 receptor activity
Acc: GO:0004915
Aspect: Molecular Function
Desc: Combining with interleukin-6 to initiate a change in cell activity.
Synonyms:
  • IL-6R
  • gp130
  • IL-6 receptor activity
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 3 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 3 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0004915 - interleukin-6 receptor activity (interactive image map)
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