IL-15

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cytokine
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1994
gptkbp:encodedBy gptkb:IL15_gene
gptkbp:enemyOf IL-15Rα-Fc
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 3600
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:cancer
gptkb:skeletal_muscle
gptkb:kidney
gptkb:placenta
gptkb:thymus
heart
liver
spleen
intestine
gptkbp:foundIn humans
mice
gptkbp:fullName Interleukin-15
gptkbp:function promotes survival of memory CD8+ T cells
stimulates NK cell proliferation
stimulates T cell proliferation
gptkbp:gene IL15
gptkbp:hasTherapeuticUse immunotherapy
HIV treatment (investigational)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label IL-15
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:graft-versus-host_disease
multiple sclerosis
type 1 diabetes
psoriasis
rheumatoid arthritis
celiac disease
inflammatory bowel disease
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 4q31
gptkbp:molecularWeight 14-15 kDa
gptkbp:OMIM 600554
gptkbp:orthologIn gptkb:mouse_IL-15
gptkbp:PDB 4GS7
gptkbp:producedBy dendritic cells
macrophages
fibroblasts
monocytes
epithelial cells
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:NK_cells
gptkb:CD8+_T_cells
invariant NKT cells
gptkbp:receptorComponent gptkb:IL-15Rα
IL-2Rβ
γc (common gamma chain)
gptkbp:recipient gptkb:IL-15_receptor
gptkbp:regulates cytotoxicity
apoptosis inhibition
lymphocyte homeostasis
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:IL-2
IL-21
gptkbp:role immunotherapy
inflammation
immune response
autoimmunity
gptkbp:structure four-helix bundle
gptkbp:UniProtID P40933
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NK_cells
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7