⚙ How is this computed? Methods: Atlas Processing

Human SP121 cell atlas ยท biomarker gene

IL6 expression atlas

interleukin 6

Compare the same human-cell UMAP twice: cell-type identity above and IL6 expression below. Matching coordinates make high-expression cell populations directly comparable.

Species
Homo sapiens
Gene type
Protein-coding
Chromosome
7
NCBI Gene
3569 โ†—
Ensembl
ENSG00000136244 โ†—
OMIM
147620 โ†—
Aliases
CDF, HGF, HSF, BSF2, IL-6, BSF-2

Curated biomarker context

Why IL6 appears in LACA

IL6

Interleukin 6

Category
Inflammation
Reported trend
Longevity-associated candidate

Curated longevity-gene record; the linked publication is the evidence record shown in the LACA source table.

PMID 22234866 โ†—
Aging Biomarkers โ†— Established evidence

IL6

Interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Category
Protein
Reported trend
increase with age

Pro-inflammatory cytokine; key mediator of chronic low-grade inflammation (inflammaging) and age-associated disease.

PMID 24833586 โ†—

Matched-coordinate comparison

Cell identity versus IL6 expression

Both panels use the same 20,321 cells and UMAP coordinates. Hover or focus a linked row in the cell-type ranking to highlight that population in both maps.

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