title: Human interleukin 2 receptor beta-chain gene: chromosomal localization and identification of 5' regulatory sequences.
abstract: Interleukin 2 (IL-2) binds to and stimulates activated T cells through high-affinity IL-2 receptors (IL-2Rs). Such receptors represent a complex consisting of at least two proteins, the 55-kDa IL-2R alpha chain and the 70-kDa IL-2R beta chain. The low-affinity, IL-2R alpha chain cannot by itself transduce a mitogenic signal, whereas IL-2 stimulates resting lymphocytes through the intermediate-affinity, IL-2R beta receptor. We report here identification of the genomic locus for IL-2R beta. The exons are contained on four EcoRI fragments of 1.1, 9.2, 7.2, and 13.7 kilobases. The 1.1-kilobase EcoRI fragment lies at the 5'-most end of the genomic locus and contains promoter sequences. The promoter contains no TATA box-like elements but does contain the d(GT)n class of middle repetitive elements, which may play an interesting regulatory role. The IL-2R beta gene is localized to chromosome 22q11.2-q12, a region that is the locus for several lymphoid neoplasias.
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gnarra
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: O W
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharon
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Leonard
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002892:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22; D005091:Exons; D015723:Gene Library; D005796:Genes; D015698:Genomic Library; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000235:genetics*; D012045:Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2