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Il15ra Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Il15ra
  • Name
    interleukin 15 receptor, alpha chain
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:104644
    NCBI Gene: 16169
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    16 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:11710101-11739128 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 8.97 cM
  • Mapping Data
    4 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    877 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_104644
protein coding gene Chr2:11709992-11739129 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025347
protein coding gene Chr2:9125852-9157985 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025324
protein coding gene Chr2:8712717-8774766 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025293
protein coding gene Chr2:9018726-9084811 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025320
protein coding gene Chr2:8726896-8764548 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0025080
protein coding gene Chr2:8932502-8994961 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0025762
protein coding gene Chr2:9376870-9411254 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023177
protein coding gene Chr2:8171238-8202516 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0024543
protein coding gene Chr2:9001759-9034898 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025059
protein coding gene Chr2:9769595-9802551 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025191
protein coding gene Chr2:8627142-8688254 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0025153
protein coding gene Chr2:8579409-8609237 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025277
protein coding gene Chr2:9006103-9077315 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025185
protein coding gene Chr2:9648087-9677983 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0025820
protein coding gene Chr2:8974144-9004705 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024294
protein coding gene Chr2:8635380-8666560 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0024094
protein coding gene Chr2:8969541-9003745 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0024613
protein coding gene Chr2:9041275-9071675 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    IL15RA, interleukin 15 receptor subunit alpha
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    IL15RA, interleukin 15 receptor subunit alpha
  • Synonyms
    CD215
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3601
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q13261
    UniProt: Q13261

  • Chr Location
    10p15.1; chr10:5943639-5978741 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    21 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
    7 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    98 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mutation of this gene results in absence of NK cell production in spleen and bone marrow.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic ENSMUSG00000023206 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 29028 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript ENSMUST00000078834 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 1600 Not Applicable  
    polypeptide ENSMUSP00000077878 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 263 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 35
      cDNA 34
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-26082, MGI:2138805
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 156
      Developmental Gene Expression 6
      Gene Ontology 8
      Phenotypes 98
    • Earliest
      J:28202 Giri JG, et al., Identification and cloning of a novel IL-15 binding protein that is structurally related to the alpha chain of the IL-2 receptor. EMBO J. 1995 Aug 1;14(15):3654-63
    • Latest
      J:337015 Langenbach M, et al., MDM2 inhibition enhances immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy by increasing IL-15 and MHC class II production. Mol Cancer Res. 2023 Apr 18;

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    last database update
    12/10/2024
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory