The structure of human interleukin-11 reveals receptor-binding site features and structural differences from interleukin-6

Interleukin-11 is a multifunctional member of the interleukin-6 family of cytokines. The crystal structure of human interleukin-11 is reported, providing important structural details of the receptor binding regions and revealing structural differences form the archetypal family member, interlekin-6.