Insulin Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 6
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 6
IGFBP-6
IBP-6
IBP6
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 6
IGF Binding Protein 6
IGF-Binding Protein 6
Enables identical protein binding activity and insulin-like growth factor II binding activity. Involved in cell migration and positive regulation of stress-activated MAPK cascade. Part of insulin-like growth factor binary complex. Implicated in obesity. Biomarker of breast cancer; in situ carcinoma; leiomyoma; and neovascular inflammatory vitreoretinopathy. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Forensic Context
A review of studies in humans, rats, and mice found that the IGFBP6 levels increase in the acute phase (1-7 days) after traumatic brain injury in animal models, where it likely facilitates IGF-1 effects [Annunziato Mangiola et al. DOI:10.1155/2015/736104].