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==Crystal structure of the IL-15/IL-15Ra complex==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[2z3q]] is a 4 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=2Z3Q OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2Z3Q FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 1.85&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=2z3q FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=2z3q OCA], [https://pdbe.org/2z3q PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=2z3q RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/2z3q PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=2z3q ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/IL15_HUMAN IL15_HUMAN] Cytokine that stimulates the proliferation of T-lymphocytes. Stimulation by IL-15 requires interaction of IL-15 with components of IL-2R, including IL-2R beta and probably IL-2R gamma but not IL-2R alpha.
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Interleukin 15 (IL-15) and IL-2, which promote the survival of memory CD8(+) T cells and regulatory T cells, respectively, bind receptor complexes that share beta- and gamma-signaling subunits. Receptor specificity is provided by unique, nonsignaling alpha-subunits. Whereas IL-2 receptor-alpha (IL-2Ralpha) is expressed together in cis with the beta- and gamma-subunits on T cells and B cells, IL-15Ralpha is expressed in trans on antigen-presenting cells. Here we present a 1.85-A crystal structure of the human IL-15-IL-15Ralpha complex. The structure provides insight into the molecular basis of the specificity of cytokine recognition and emphasizes the importance of water in generating this very high-affinity complex. Despite very low IL-15-IL-2 sequence homology and distinct receptor architecture, the topologies of the IL-15-IL-15Ralpha and IL-2-IL-2Ralpha complexes are very similar. Our data raise the possibility that IL-2, like IL-15, might be capable of being presented in trans in the context of its unique receptor alpha-chain.

Crystal structure of the IL-15-IL-15Ralpha complex, a cytokine-receptor unit presented in trans.,Chirifu M, Hayashi C, Nakamura T, Toma S, Shuto T, Kai H, Yamagata Y, Davis SJ, Ikemizu S Nat Immunol. 2007 Sep;8(9):1001-7. Epub 2007 Jul 22. PMID:17643103<ref>PMID:17643103</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Interleukin 3D structures|Interleukin 3D structures]]
*[[Interleukin receptor 3D structures|Interleukin receptor 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Chirifu M]]
[[Category: Davis SJ]]
[[Category: Ikemizu S]]
[[Category: Yamagata Y]]