Gene description for IL6
Gene name	interleukin 6
Gene symbol	IL6
Other names/aliases	BSF-2 BSF2 CDF HGF HSF IFN-beta-2 IFNB2 IL-6
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified IL6 in Plasma
1 Experiment ID 2002 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV Small EVs Identification method ELISA PubMed ID 34112803    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Tumor microenvironmental cytokines bound to cancer exosomes determine uptake by cytokine receptor-expressing cells and biodistribution Authors Lima LG, Ham S, Shin H, Chai EPZ, Lek ESH, Lobb RJ, Müller AF, Mathivanan S, Yeo B, Choi Y, Parker BS, Möller A. Journal name Nat Commun Publication year 2021 Sample Plasma Sample name Pooled plasma from breast cancer patients Isolation/purification methods Size exclusion chromatography Centrifugal ultrafiltration Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study ELISA EV-TRACK -