Active Interleukin 6 Receptor (IL6R)

IL6R (Interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha) is part of the receptor for interleukin 6. The interaction of IL6R and IL6 may lead to the regulation of the immune response, acute-phase reactions and hematopoiesis. Thus, a binding ELISA assay was conducted to detect the association of IL6R with IL6. Briefly, IL6R were diluted serially in PBS with 0.01%BSA (pH 7.4). Duplicate samples of 100uL were then transferred to IL6-coated microtiter wells and incubated for 2h at 37°C. Wells were washed with PBST and incubated for 1h with anti-IL6R pAb, then aspirated and washed 3 times. After incubation with HRP labelled secondary antibody, wells were aspirated and washed 3 times. With the addition of substrate solution, wells were incubated 15-25 minutes at 37°C. Finally, add 50µL stop solution to the wells and read at 450nm immediately. The binding activity of IL6R with IL6 was shown in Figure 1 and this effect was in a dose dependent manner.