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Interleukin-15 receptor
Introduction
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
References
- ↑ 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.
External links
External links
- Receptors,+Interleukin-15 at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)