| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:cytokine 
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                                | gptkbp:discoveredIn | 1994 
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                                | gptkbp:encodedBy | gptkb:IL15_gene 
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                                | gptkbp:enemyOf | IL-15Rα-Fc 
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                                | gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID | 3600 
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                                | gptkbp:expressedIn | gptkb:cancer gptkb:skeletal_muscle
 gptkb:kidney
 gptkb:placenta
 gptkb:thymus
 heart
 liver
 spleen
 intestine
 
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                                | gptkbp:foundIn | humans mice
 
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                                | gptkbp:fullName | Interleukin-15 
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                                | gptkbp:function | promotes survival of memory CD8+ T cells stimulates NK cell proliferation
 stimulates T cell proliferation
 
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                                | gptkbp:gene | IL15 
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                                | gptkbp:hasTherapeuticUse | gptkb:immunotherapy HIV treatment (investigational)
 
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                                | gptkbp:involvedIn | gptkb:inflammatory_bowel_disease gptkb:graft-versus-host_disease
 multiple sclerosis
 type 1 diabetes
 psoriasis
 rheumatoid arthritis
 celiac disease
 
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                                | gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome | 4q31 
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                                | gptkbp:molecularWeight | 14-15 kDa 
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                                | gptkbp:OMIM | 600554 
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                                | gptkbp:orthologIn | gptkb:mouse_IL-15 
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                                | gptkbp:PDB | 4GS7 
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                                | gptkbp:producedBy | dendritic cells macrophages
 fibroblasts
 monocytes
 epithelial cells
 
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                                | gptkbp:promotion | gptkb:NK_cells gptkb:CD8+_T_cells
 invariant NKT cells
 
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                                | gptkbp:receptorComponent | gptkb:IL-15Rα IL-2Rβ
 γc (common gamma chain)
 
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                                | gptkbp:recipient | gptkb:IL-15_receptor 
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                                | gptkbp:regulates | cytotoxicity apoptosis inhibition
 lymphocyte homeostasis
 
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                                | gptkbp:relatedTo | gptkb:IL-2 IL-21
 
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                                | gptkbp:role | gptkb:immunotherapy gptkb:immune_response
 inflammation
 autoimmunity
 
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                                | gptkbp:structure | four-helix bundle 
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                                | gptkbp:UniProtID | P40933 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:NK_cells gptkb:interleukin-15
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 8 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | IL-15 
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