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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Peng Li
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-40350 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Ring Aaron M AM Lin Jian-Xin JX Feng Dan D Mitra Suman S Rickert Mathias M Bowman Gregory R GR Pande Vijay S VS Li Peng P Moraga Ignacio I Spolski Rosanne R Ozkan Engin E Leonard Warren J WJ Garcia K Christopher KC
Nature immunology 20121028 12
Interleukin 15 (IL-15) and IL-2 have distinct immunological functions even though both signal through the receptor subunit IL-2Rβ and the common γ-chain (γ(c)). Here we found that in the structure of the IL-15-IL-15Rα-IL-2Rβ-γ(c) quaternary complex, IL-15 binds to IL-2Rβ and γ(c) in a heterodimer nearly indistinguishable from that of the IL-2-IL-2Rα-IL-2Rβ-γ(c) complex, despite their different receptor-binding chemistries. IL-15Rα substantially increased the affinity of IL-15 for IL-2Rβ, and thi ...[more]