| Literature DB >> 1740350 |
K Yasukawa1, K Futatsugi, T Saito, H Yawata, M Narazaki, H Suzuki, T Taga, T Kishimoto.
Abstract
IL-6 mediates its pleiotropic functions through two membrane proteins, a ligand-binding molecule (IL-6 receptor, IL-6R) and a non-ligand-binding signal transducer (gp130). Starting with a previously isolated cDNA clone encoding human gp130, recombinant soluble gp130 (sgp130) lacking the transmembrane and cytoplasmic regions was expressed in COS7 cells or CHO cells. sgp130 could associate with a complex of IL-6 and soluble IL-6R (sIL-6R), also lacking transmembrane and cytoplasmic regions. This indicated that extracellular region of gp130 was responsible for the association with IL-6R which was occupied by IL-6. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the quantitation of sgp130 was established, which was based on the interaction of sgp130 with the complex of IL-6 and sIL-6R and could detect sgp130 as low as 1 ng/ml.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1740350 DOI: 10.1016/0165-2478(92)90138-e
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunol Lett ISSN: 0165-2478 Impact factor: 3.685