Svi članoviIL-6 receptorske familije formiraju kompleks sa gp130 proteinom, i putem njega prenose signal. Na primer, IL-6 se veže za IL-6 receptor. Kompleks ova dva proteina se onda asocira sa gp130. Taj kompleks od 3 proteina sehomodimerizuje da formiraheksamerni kompleks koji može da proizvede nizvodne signale.[3] Postoje mnogi drugi proteini koji se asociraju sagp130, kao što sukardiotrofin 1 (CT-1),inhibitorni faktor leukemije (LIF),cilijarni neurotrofni faktor (CNTF),onkostatin M (OSM), iIL-11.[4] Postoji takođe nekoliko drugih proteina koji imaju strukturnu sličnost sa gp130, sadrže WSXWS motiv i očuvanecisteinske ostatke. Članovi ove grupe su:LIF-R,OSM-R, iG-CSF-R.
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