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Cat. No: RQP74258
Size: 1 vial of frozen cells (>1E6 per vial in 1 mL)
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This product is a CHO-K1 reporter cell line that stably expresses tag-free full-length human IL6RA (interleukin-6 receptor subunit alpha) together with IL6ST (interleukin-6 signal transducer, also known as GP130). Upon IL6 binding, IL6RA forms a complex with IL6ST and induces IL6ST dimerization, which activates the JAK-STAT pathway, mainly through STAT1 and STAT3, as well as the RAS-dependent MAPK cascade, driving reporter signal output. Receptor dimerization and downstream pathway activation can therefore be quantified in live cells in a dose-response manner by measuring the reporter signal.
Figure 1. Schematic diagram of IL6RA /IL6ST Dimerization CHO-K1 Cell Model
| Cat. No | RQP74258 |
| Product Name | CHO-K1 Human IL6RA/IL6ST Dimerization Cell |
| Product Type | Reporter Cell |
| Culture Properties | Adherent |
| Stability | 32 passages (in-house test, that not means the cell line will be instable beyond the passages we tested.) |
| Mycoplasma Status | Negative |
| Culture Medium | F12K+10% FBS+5 μg/ml blasticidin+5 μg/ml puromycin |
| Freeze Medium | 90% FBS+10% DMSO |
| Storage Conditions | Liquid nitrogen immediately upon delivery |
| Application | Functional(Report Gene) Assay |
| Safety Precautions |
Wear lab coat, disposable gloves to avoid direct sample contact.
For spills: apply disinfectant, allow full inactivation, then clean up.
Seal samples properly during transportation to prevent leakage and biological contamination.
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For research use only. Not intended for human or animal clinical trials, therapeutic or diagnostic use.
| Classification | Cytokine&Growth Factor |
| Family | type I cytokine receptor family. Type 3 subfamily |
| Gene Name | IL6R |
| Gene Aliases | CD126;IL-6R;IL-1Ra;IL6RA;gp80 |
| Gene ID | 3570 |
| Accession Number | NM_000565.4 |
| UniProt Number | P08887 |
| Protein Name | IL-6 receptor subunit alpha; IL-6R subunit alpha; IL-6R-alpha; IL-6RA |
| Protein Aliases | IL-6R 1;Membrane glycoprotein 80 (gp80) |
| Family-2 | type I cytokine receptor family. Type 2 subfamily |
| Gene Name-2 | IL6ST |
| Gene Aliases-2 | GP130;CD130;sGP130;IL-6RB |
| Gene ID-2 | 3572 |
| Accession Number-2 | NM_002184.4 |
| UniProt Number-2 | P40189 |
| Protein Name-2 | IL-6 receptor subunit beta; IL-6R subunit beta; IL-6R-beta; IL-6RB |
| Protein Aliases-2 | CDw130;Interleukin-6 signal transducer;gp130 |
| Target Species | Human |
| Host cell | CHO-K1 |

Figure 1. Recombinant IL6RA/IL6ST Dimerization CHO-K1 constitutively expressing IL6RA/IL6ST
The test group exhibits distinctly higher PE fluorescence signals compared with the parental CHO-K1 control, confirming successful co-expression of both target proteins for IL-6 induced dimerization assay.

Figure 2. Dose response of Human IL6 in IL6RA/IL6ST Dimerization CHO-K1 Cell(C39)
The luminescence signal rises with increasing hIL6 concentration, with an EC50 of 4.76 ng/ml, demonstrating reliable functional activity of the cell model for IL6 pathway drug screening.
Cell Resuscitation
1)Rapidly thaw the frozen cells in a 37 °C water bath for approximately 60 seconds. Once thawed (which may take slightly less or more than 60 seconds), immediately transfer the cell suspension from the cryovial into a 15 mL centrifuge tube containing 10 mL of pre-warmed CHO-K1 Human IL6RA/IL6ST Dimerization Cell complete culture medium.
2)Centrifuge cells at 1000 rpm for 5 min to remove medium, then resuspend cells in 5 mL of pre-warmed complete medium.
3)Transfer the cell suspension into a T25 culture flask and incubate at 37 °C with 5% CO₂.
4)After approximately 24–36 hours, replace the medium or passage the cells to remove non-adherent dead cells.
Subculturing procedure
1)When the cell density reaches the appropriate confluency for passaging, wash the cells with PBS, then add 1 mL trypsin to detach the cells. When more than 80% of the cells detach upon gently tapping the culture flask, add complete culture medium to terminate digestion. Gently pipette to obtain a single-cell suspension, transfer to a 15 mL centrifuge tube, and centrifuge at 1000 rpm for 5 minutes.
2)Discard supernatant after centrifugation. Resuspend cells in fresh medium to a single-cell suspension and transfer to a new culture flask for continued growth.
Cell Freezing
After trypsinization and centrifugation of cells from each T75 flask or 10 cm culture dish, discard the supernatant. Add 2 mL of cryopreservation medium (90% FBS + 10% DMSO), gently resuspend thoroughly, and aliquot into two cryovials. Immediately place the cryovials into a controlled-rate freezing container (e.g., Nalgene 5100-0001), fill with isopropanol to the indicated level, and store at −80 °C. After 24 hours, transfer the cryovials to liquid nitrogen for long-term storage.
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