Gene Information
Gene NameIL15
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length162
Protein NamesInterleukin-15 (IL-15)
Target Nameinterleukin-15
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age332 ( ENSG00000164136 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP40933
Gene CardIL15
Uniprot IDP40933
PfamPF02372
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.513010074)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ IL15 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ IL15 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ IL15 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ IL15 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Il15 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ IL15 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Il15 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ IL15 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityMost abundant in placenta and skeletal muscle. It is also detected in the heart, lung, liver and kidney. IL15-S21AA is preferentially expressed in tissues such as testis and thymus.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);0.002990(Rat);0.15(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2XQB  (X-ray  2.60A  2Z3Q  (X-ray  1.85A  2Z3R  (X-ray  2.00A  4GS7  (X-ray  2.35A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC][Isoform IL15-S48AA]: Secreted.;
[Isoform IL15-S21AA]: Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Note=IL15-S21AA is not secreted, but rather is stored intracellularly, appearing in the nucleus and cytoplasmic components.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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