Interleukin-15 receptor

interleukin 15 receptor, alpha
Identifiers
Symbol	IL15RA
Entrez	3601
HUGO	5978
OMIM	601070
RefSeq	NM_172200
UniProt	Q13261
Other data
Locus	Chr. 10 p15-10p14

interleukin 2 receptor, beta
Identifiers
Symbol	IL2RB
Alt. Symbols	CD122
Entrez	3560
HUGO	6009
OMIM	146710
RefSeq	NM_000878
UniProt	P14784
Other data
Locus	Chr. 22 q13

interleukin 2 receptor, gamma (severe combined immunodeficiency)
Identifiers
Symbol	IL2RG
Alt. Symbols	SCIDX1, IMD4
Entrez	3561
HUGO	6010
OMIM	308380
RefSeq	NM_000206
Other data
Locus	Chr. X q13

Interleukin-15 receptor is a type I cytokine receptor, binding interleukin-15. It consists of an interleukin 15 receptor, alpha subunit and shares common beta and gamma subunits with the IL-2 receptor.^[1]

References

1. ^ Anderson DM, Kumaki S, Ahdieh M, Bertles J, Tometsko M, Loomis A, Giri J, Copeland NG, Gilbert DJ, Jenkins NA (1995). "Functional characterization of the human interleukin-15 receptor alpha chain and close linkage of IL15RA and IL2RA genes". J. Biol. Chem. 270 (50): 29862–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.50.29862. PMID 8530383. 

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• MeSH Receptors,+Interleukin-15

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