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. 2020 Apr 8;217(5):e20190347. doi: 10.1084/jem.20190347

Table 1. Nomenclature of IL-6 family cytokines and their functions.

Approved symbol (ligand) Approved name Gene symbol (alias) Cellular expression Function Approved symbol (receptor) Approved name Gene symbol (alias) Cellular expression
IL6 IL-6 IL-6, BSF2, HGF, HSF Macrophage, DC, lymphocyte, epithelial cell, osteoclast, hepatocyte Acute responses, angiogenesis, osteoclastogenesis, differentiation of Th17 subset and B cell, glucose metabolism IL6R IL-6 receptor CD126 Macrophage, monocyte, DC, hepatocyte, adipocyte
IL6ST IL-6 signal transducer GP130, CD130, sGP130 Ubiquitous expression
IL11 IL=11 IL-11, AGIF Stromal cell line, fibroblast, chondrocytes, various cancers Hematopoiesis, adipogenesis, neuronal differentiation, bone metabolism, cell proliferation, invasiveness IL11RA IL-11 receptor subunit α Various cancers
OSM Oncostatin M MGC20461 Monocyte, macrophage, neutrophil, T cell Hematopoiesis, bone turnover, lipid metabolism, liver regeneration OSMR Oncostatin M receptor OSMRB, OSMRβ Nonhematopoietic cell; hepatocyte, epithelial cell, endothelial cell, stromal cell, fibroblast cell
LIF Leukemia inhibitory factor CDF, DIA, HILDA T cell, activated monocyte, fibroblast, endothelial cell Bone remodeling, neural regeneration, LIFR LIF receptor subunit alpha CD118 skeletal muscle cell, cardiomyocyte
CTF1 Cardiotrophin 1 CT-1, CT1 Cardiac myocyte Apoptosis
CNTF Ciliary neurotrophic factor HCNTF Osteoblast, osteocyte, osteoclast, chondrocyte Bone metabolism, glucose metabolism CNTFR Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor Skeletal muscle cell
CLCF1 Cardiotrophin-like cytokine factor 1 NNT1, BSF3, CLC, NR6, CISS2, BSF-3, NNT-1 Activated Jurkat human T cell lymphoma cell Development of nervous system
IL27 IL-27 IL-27, p28, IL27p28, IL-27A, IL27A, MGC71873 Antigen-presenting cell Differentiation of T cell subsets IL27RA IL-27 receptor subunit α WSX-1, CCR, CRL1, WSX1, zcytor1, IL-27R Macrophage, DC, T cell, B cell
EBI3 Epstein-Barr virus–induced 3 IL27B, IL35B B cell
IL12A IL-12A CLMF, IL-12A, p35, NFSK Macrophage, DC, neutrophil Differentiation of Th1, Th2 subset IL12RB IL-12 receptor subunit β CD212 T cell, NK cell
IL23A IL-23 subunit α SGRF, IL23P19, IL-23, IL-23A, p19 IL23R IL-23 receptor IL-23R

DC, dendritic cell; NK, natural killer.