Gene description for IL6R
Gene name	interleukin 6 receptor
Gene symbol	IL6R
Other names/aliases	CD126 HIES5 IL-1Ra IL-6R IL-6R-1 IL-6RA IL6Q IL6QTL IL6RA IL6RQ gp80
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified IL6R in Ovarian cancer cells
1 Experiment ID 627 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ] PubMed ID 27894104    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Proteomic profiling of NCI-60 extracellular vesicles uncovers common protein cargo and cancer type-specific biomarkers. Authors Hurwitz SN, Rider MA, Bundy JL, Liu X, Singh RK, Meckes DG Jr. Journal name Oncotarget Publication year 2016 Sample Ovarian cancer cells Sample name OVCAR-3 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Polymer-based precipitation Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ] EV-TRACK -