Member database | Pfam |
Pfam type | domain |
Short name | IL15 |
Clan | 4H_Cytokine |
Author | Bateman A;0000-0002-6982-4660 |
Sequence Ontology | 0000417 |
Description
Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a cytokine that possesses a variety of biological functions, including stimulation and maintenance of cellular immune responses
[1]. Structurally these proteins are short-chain 4-helical cytokines.
References
Further reading
2. The emerging role of IL-15 in NK-cell development. Liu CC, Perussia B, Young JD. Immunol. Today 21, 113-6, (2000). View articlePMID: 10689297
Integrated to
Representative structure
2z3q: Crystal structure of the IL-15/IL-15Ra complex