title: Chromosomal assignment and genomic structure of Il15.
abstract: Interleukin-15 (IL-15) is a novel cytokine whose effects on T-cell activation and proliferation are similar to those of interleukin-2 (IL-2), presumably because IL-15 utilizes the beta and gamma chains of the IL-2 receptor. Murine IL-15 cDNA and genomic clones were isolated and characterized. The murine Il15 gene was found to consist of eight exons spanning at least 34 kb and was localized to the central region of mouse chromosome 8 by interspecific backcross analysis. Intron positions in a partial human IL15 genomic clone were identical with positions of corresponding introns in the murine gene. The human IL15 gene was mapped to human chromosome 4q31 by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
authors.affiliation: Immunex Research and Development Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Glaccum
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Valentine
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kirstein
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002894:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4; D005260:Female; D016678:Genome; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D019409:Interleukin-15; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000235:genetics; D007378:Interleukins / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D019409:Interleukin-15; D007376:Interleukin-2; D007378:Interleukins