Interleukin 15 receptor, alpha subunit

IL15RA
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	2ERS, 2Z3Q, 2Z3R, 4GS7
Identifiers
Aliases	IL15RA, CD215, Interleukin 15 receptor, alpha subunit, interleukin 15 receptor subunit alpha
External IDs	OMIM: 601070; MGI: 104644; HomoloGene: 1650; GeneCards: IL15RA; OMA:IL15RA - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 10 (human)
End	5,978,187 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (mouse)
End	11,739,128 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	right lung; ; upper lobe of left lung; ; canal of the cervix; ; gallbladder; ; ectocervix; ; gastric mucosa; ; left uterine tube; ; apex of heart; ; body of uterus; ; right auricle of heart;
	Top expressed in
	muscle of thigh; ; brown adipose tissue; ; lactiferous gland; ; right kidney; ; extraocular muscle; ; ankle joint; ; granulocyte; ; left lobe of liver; ; submandibular gland; ; subcutaneous adipose tissue;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	cytokine receptor activity; protein binding; signal transducer activity; protein kinase binding; interleukin-15 receptor activity;
Cellular component	cytoplasmic vesicle; integral component of membrane; extracellular region; Golgi membrane; Golgi apparatus; nuclear membrane; endoplasmic reticulum membrane; cytoplasmic vesicle membrane; nucleus; endoplasmic reticulum; membrane; plasma membrane; extracellular space; endosome; cell surface;
Biological process	cell population proliferation; signal transduction; interleukin-15-mediated signaling pathway; positive regulation of phagocytosis;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	3601
	16169
	ENSG00000134470
	ENSMUSG00000023206
	Q13261
	Q60819
NM_001243539; NM_001256765; NM_002189; NM_172200; NM_001351095;
	NM_001351096; NM_001351097
NM_001271497; NM_001271498; NM_001271499; NM_001271500; NM_001271501;
	NM_008358; NM_133836
NP_001230468; NP_001243694; NP_002180; NP_751950; NP_001338024;
	NP_001338025; NP_001338026
NP_001258426; NP_001258427; NP_001258428; NP_001258429; NP_001258430;
	NP_032384; NP_598597
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Interleukin 15 receptor, alpha subunit is a subunit of the interleukin 15 receptor that in humans is encoded by the IL15RA gene.