Iconoplasm - gene character cards and browser extension
Iconoplasm turns human gene symbols into memorable character cards called blots. Search by gene symbol or name, browse published human gene cards, and use the browser extension to recognize genes while reading papers, databases, and other biology pages.
Character profile for IL6
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- IL6 — interleukin 6
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #5F6C53 → Card color name: Loden Green
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: I → Hue: spring
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.52 → Character vibrance: mid vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 0.881 → Character shade: mid shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-5953
- Gene family-to-character trait mapping
- Gene family: IL → Character family trait: Demon horns
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: soluble → Character sex: female
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1975 → Character age: 45 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 24 kDa → Character mass: 24 kg
- PFAM-clan-to-character-aesthetic mapping
- PFAM clan: Four-helix cytokine → Character aesthetic: Angelcore
full name
interleukin 6gene name
IL6
interleukin 6
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
Demon horns
qc
pending review
field notes
category
female
first noted
1975
45 y.o.
mass
24kDakg
pfam clans
Four-helix cytokine
Angelcore
alignment
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