IL15

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Also known as IL-15MGC9721

Summary

IL15 (interleukin 15, HGNC:5977) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 4q31.21, encoding Interleukin-15 (P40933). Cytokine that plays a major role in the development of inflammatory and protective immune responses to microbial invaders and parasites by modulating immune cells of both the innate and adaptive immune systems.

The protein encoded by this gene is a cytokine that regulates T and natural killer cell activation and proliferation. This cytokine and interleukine 2 share many biological activities. They are found to bind common hematopoietin receptor subunits, and may compete for the same receptor, and thus negatively regulate each other’s activity. The number of CD8+ memory cells is shown to be controlled by a balance between this cytokine and IL2. This cytokine induces the activation of JAK kinases, as well as the phosphorylation and activation of transcription activators STAT3, STAT5, and STAT6. Studies of the mouse counterpart suggested that this cytokine may increase the expression of apoptosis inhibitor BCL2L1/BCL-x(L), possibly through the transcription activation activity of STAT6, and thus prevent apoptosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been reported.

Source: NCBI Gene 3600 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 6
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 27 total
  • Druggable target: yes
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_000585

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:5977
Approved symbolIL15
Nameinterleukin 15
Location4q31.21
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesIL-15, MGC9721
Ensembl geneENSG00000164136
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM600554
Entrez3600

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 49 — 47 protein_coding, 2 retained_intron

ENST00000296545, ENST00000320650, ENST00000394159, ENST00000477265, ENST00000505351, ENST00000509249, ENST00000514653, ENST00000529613, ENST00000887020, ENST00000887021, ENST00000887022, ENST00000887023, ENST00000887024, ENST00000887025, ENST00000887026, ENST00000887027, ENST00000887028, ENST00000887029, ENST00000887030, ENST00000887031, ENST00000887032, ENST00000887033, ENST00000887034, ENST00000887035, ENST00000887036, ENST00000887037, ENST00000887038, ENST00000887039, ENST00000887040, ENST00000887041, ENST00000887042, ENST00000887043, ENST00000887044, ENST00000887045, ENST00000887046, ENST00000887047, ENST00000887048, ENST00000887049, ENST00000887050, ENST00000887051, ENST00000914397, ENST00000914398, ENST00000914399, ENST00000914400, ENST00000968087, ENST00000968088, ENST00000968089, ENST00000968090, ENST00000968091

RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_000585 NM_000585, NM_172175

CCDS: CCDS3755, CCDS3756

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000320650 — 8 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00001081765141729847141729984
ENSE00001081768141721924141722008
ENSE00001191128141656186141656307
ENSE00001342283141719366141719476
ENSE00001517654141636583141636748
ENSE00001959031141732738141733987
ENSE00003621285141720469141720566
ENSE00003655836141727940141727984

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 233 present calls, max score 95.02.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth ubiquitous, TPM avg 4.6728 / max 110.2550, expressed in 957 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (6 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
498181.9532461
498171.0717564
498200.8761294
498220.3923150
498190.2631146
498210.116350

Top tissues by expression

288 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
deciduaUBERON:000245095.02gold quality
monocyteCL:000057690.42gold quality
mononuclear cellCL:000084290.33gold quality
leukocyteCL:000073889.71gold quality
stromal cell of endometriumCL:000225587.26gold quality
left lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000112086.87gold quality
thyroid glandUBERON:000204686.22gold quality
granulocyteCL:000009486.13gold quality
right lobe of thyroid glandUBERON:000111985.72gold quality
spleenUBERON:000210684.73gold quality
descending thoracic aortaUBERON:000234582.64gold quality
small intestine Peyer’s patchUBERON:000345482.35gold quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119981.81gold quality
thoracic aortaUBERON:000151581.55gold quality
ascending aortaUBERON:000149681.50gold quality
right coronary arteryUBERON:000162581.01gold quality
hindlimb stylopod muscleUBERON:000425280.91gold quality
muscle layer of sigmoid colonUBERON:003580580.46gold quality
small intestineUBERON:000210880.30gold quality
jejunal mucosaUBERON:000039980.01gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047380.00gold quality
primordial germ cell in gonadCL:0000670 ∩ UBERON:000099179.85gold quality
endometriumUBERON:000129579.52gold quality
left coronary arteryUBERON:000162679.43gold quality
germinal epithelium of ovaryUBERON:000130479.20gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041479.09gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235878.98gold quality
gastrocnemiusUBERON:000138878.68gold quality
muscle of legUBERON:000138378.62gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216778.61gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 2 experiment(s), a significant marker in 2.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-MTAB-6701yes120.47
E-ANND-3yes4.01

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): AR, CEBPB, DDIT3, EGR1, HMGA1, HOXA10, IRF1, IRF3, IRF4, IRF6, MYB, NFKB1, NFKB, REL, RELA, TBX21, TOX2, TP53

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

61 targeting IL15, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-4795-3P100.0074.624024
HSA-MIR-126-5P100.0072.713180
HSA-MIR-450A-1-3P100.0069.331837
HSA-MIR-19A-3P99.9875.332762
HSA-MIR-19B-3P99.9875.442754
HSA-MIR-806899.9873.852376
HSA-MIR-3692-3P99.9870.272139
HSA-MIR-493-5P99.9672.472382
HSA-MIR-548AJ-3P99.9673.385345
HSA-MIR-548X-3P99.9673.385345
HSA-LET-7C-3P99.9573.422862
HSA-MIR-144-3P99.9473.982698
HSA-MIR-548J-3P99.9472.614881
HSA-MIR-548AE-3P99.9372.664867
HSA-MIR-548AH-3P99.9372.544872
HSA-MIR-548AM-3P99.9372.544872
HSA-MIR-548AQ-3P99.9372.664867
HSA-MIR-450B-5P99.9271.483175
HSA-MIR-454-3P99.9174.011925
HSA-MIR-7-1-3P99.9171.534384
HSA-MIR-7-2-3P99.9171.404394
HSA-MIR-130A-3P99.9073.311861
HSA-MIR-130B-3P99.9073.271850
HSA-MIR-301A-3P99.9073.151839
HSA-MIR-301B-3P99.9073.191836
HSA-MIR-366699.9073.241833
HSA-MIR-429599.9073.111838
HSA-MIR-374A-5P99.9071.342923
HSA-MIR-374B-5P99.9069.982734
HSA-MIR-95-5P99.8972.173973

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • role in cytokine production by antigen-presenting cells (PMID:11702064)
  • Decreased IL-15 may contribute to elevated IgE and acute inflammation in atopic dermatitis (PMID:11751999)
  • role of IL-15 in the regulatory function of PMN associated with IL-1beta-mediated reactions in normal conditions and, to a lesser extent, in a tumour-bearing host. (PMID:11814312)
  • Endogenous IL-15 plays a role in the suppression of TH2-type cytokines in acute visceral leishmaniasis patients. (PMID:11876762)
  • Interleukin-15 inhibits spontaneous apoptosis in human eosinophils via autocrine production of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor and nuclear factor-kappaB activation. (PMID:11919076)
  • IL-15 mimics T cell receptor crosslinking in the induction of cellular proliferation, gene expression, and cytotoxicity in CD8+ memory T cells. (PMID:11972069)
  • mRNA for IL-15 isoforms was constitutively expressed in all tested human fetal brain structures, indicating a role in their development and physiology. (PMID:12114302)
  • il15 induce anti-tumor immune response (PMID:12115611)
  • increased production of IL-15 in muscle cells in polymyositis and dermatomyositis (PMID:12147628)
  • Fibroblast-like synoviocytes from rheumatoid arthritis patients express functional IL-15 receptor complex: endogenous IL-15 in autocrine fashion enhances cell proliferation and expression of Bcl-x(L) and Bcl-2. (PMID:12165497)
  • These results suggest that IL-15 is a potent regulator of iNOS expression by HGEC and involved in innate immunity in the mucosal epithelium. (PMID:12237122)
  • role of CD28 and IL-12/IL-15 signaling impairment in T cell proliferative deficiency during senescence (PMID:12297341)
  • Administration of exogenous IL-15 for 1 wk significantly augmented the expansion of the primary responding CD8+ T cell population in a murine vaccine model. (PMID:12391205)
  • enhances survival, proliferation, and function of HIV-specific CD8+ T cells (PMID:12393488)
  • IL-15 has been shown to regulate the homeostasis of both innate and adaptive immune cells [review] (PMID:12401478)
  • IL-15 is required for expression of granulysin-mediated anticryptococcal activity in CD8 T cells. (PMID:12421959)
  • Human and mouse IL-15 bound hu or mu IL-15Ralpha with equal high affinity in the presence or absence of IL-2Rbetagamma c and exhibited similar proliferative activities on cells containing all three subunits (PMID:12453470)
  • Peritoneal fluid IL-15 levels are increased in women with endometriosis. IL-15 levels are inversely correlated with depth of invasion and disease stage. Possible role in early pathogenesis of endometriosis. (PMID:12571184)
  • IL-15 maintains the homeostasis of peripheral V alpha 14(+) NK-T cells (PMID:12598649)
  • Hematopoietic CD34+ cells secreted IL-15 that, through autocrine/paracrine loop distinct signal pathways, activated NF-kB in bone marrow and cord blood progenitors, and activated STAT3 and STAT5 in peripheral G-CSF-mobilized and BM progenitors only. (PMID:12623850)
  • IL-15 has multiple effects on CD8 T cells and possesses the potential to regulate the life span of naive as well as memory CD8+ T cells in vitro. (PMID:12734346)
  • may play a role in the pathogenesis of cyclosporin A-induced gingival overgrowth due to its interactions with cyclosporin A and its role in apoptosis and inflammation (PMID:12747456)
  • decreased production of IL-15 occurs despite a comparable increase in IL-15 mRNA in the PBMC of HIV-infected and healthy HIV-seronegative donors when exposed to HSV-1 in cultured cells (PMID:12757260)
  • Synergistic interactions between IL-15, IL-21, and IL-18 play an important role in NK and T cell functions by enhancing IFN-gamma gene expression; IL-15 efficiently stimulates STAT5 DNA binding to IFN-gamma promoter and first intron activated (GAS) site. (PMID:12759422)
  • all human CD8+ T-cell subsets had the ability to respond to IL-15, which suggests a generic influence of this cytokine on CD8+ T-cell homeostasis in man. (PMID:12805064)
  • The mixed leukcyte culture model suggest that allorecognition upregulates IL-2 but not IL-15 expression. (PMID:12826231)
  • IL-15 up-regulates the expression of lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) in IL-7-differentiated cells and augments their cytotoxic activity. (PMID:12847234)
  • IL-15 alone, similarly to IL-18, has no significant ability for regulation of both soluble IL-6 receptors, sIL-6R and sgp130, released by human neutrophils. (PMID:12857602)
  • role in liver allograft rejection (PMID:12865812)
  • CD34-CD133-CD7-CD45(dim)lin- hematopoietic stem cells from human umbilical cord blood display an exquisite sensitivity to IL-15 in vitro and differentiate into lymphoid/natural killer cells. (PMID:12960322)
  • Interleukin-15 has a role in increasing myosin accretion in human skeletal myogenic cultures (PMID:14499665)
  • IL-15 produced by metastatic colon carcinoma cells can induce hyperplasia in the mucosa adjacent to colon cancer, thus contributing to angiogenesis and progression of the disease (PMID:14581351)
  • Because IL-15 regulates gene expression through the interactions of transcription factors with IFN-gamma activated sequence and Ets binding site motifs, it is likely that IL-15 influences CD94 gene expression through formation of DNA-protein complexes. (PMID:14607929)
  • IL-15 stimulates type I interferon (IFN)-mediated dendritic cell (DC) expression of MICA/B and subsequent DC activation of natural killer cells. (PMID:14607946)
  • results obtained with an IL-15-specific mAb support an important role for IL-15 in the pathogenesis of psoriasis (PMID:14617758)
  • The anti-apoptotic effects of IL-15 may explain the rediction pf diabetes incidence in NOD mice. (PMID:14648805)
  • IL-15-expanded, de novo-induced human anergic regulatory CD4+ T cells suppress both naive and memory T cells in a superior way and are of interest in antigen-specific immunotherapy. (PMID:14662842)
  • HIV antiviral response is mediated primarily by production of interleukin-15 by mature dendritic cells. (PMID:14684414)
  • IL-15 can improve the in vivo antitumor activity of adoptively transferred CD8(+) T cells (PMID:14762166)
  • IL-15 secreted by activated alveolar macrophages and granzyme B secreted by activated CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes play important roles in the process of acute lung allograft rejection (PMID:14967307)

Cross-species orthologs

4 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioil15lENSDARG00000007743
danio_rerioil15ENSDARG00000052361
mus_musculusIl15ENSMUSG00000031712
rattus_norvegicusIl15ENSRNOG00000003439

Protein

Protein identifiers

Interleukin-15P40933 (reviewed: P40933)

All UniProt accessions (1): P40933

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Cytokine that plays a major role in the development of inflammatory and protective immune responses to microbial invaders and parasites by modulating immune cells of both the innate and adaptive immune systems. Stimulates the proliferation of natural killer cells, T-cells and B-cells and promotes the secretion of several cytokines. In monocytes, induces the production of IL8 and monocyte chemotactic protein 1/CCL2, two chemokines that attract neutrophils and monocytes respectively to sites of infection. Unlike most cytokines, which are secreted in soluble form, IL15 is expressed in association with its high affinity IL15RA on the surface of IL15-producing cells and delivers signals to target cells that express IL2RB and IL2RG receptor subunits. Binding to its receptor triggers the phosphorylation of JAK1 and JAK3 and the recruitment and subsequent phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription-3/STAT3 and STAT5. In mast cells, induces the rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT6 and thereby controls mast cell survival and release of cytokines such as IL4.

Subcellular location. Secreted Cytoplasm. Nucleus.

Tissue specificity. Most 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.

Induction. By interferon-gamma.

Similarity. Belongs to the IL-15/IL-21 family.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
P40933-1IL15-S48AAyes
P40933-2IL15-S21AA

RefSeq proteins (2): NP_000576, NP_751915 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR003443IL-15/IL-21_famFamily
IPR0090794_helix_cytokine-like_coreHomologous_superfamily
IPR020439IL-15Family
IPR020466IL-15_mmlFamily

Pfam: PF02372

UniProt features (16 total): helix 6, strand 2, disulfide bond 2, signal peptide 1, propeptide 1, chain 1, glycosylation site 1, splice variant 1, sequence conflict 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

4 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
2Z3QX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.85
2Z3RX-RAY DIFFRACTION2
4GS7X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.35
2XQBX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.6

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P40933-F184.730.59

Antibody-complex structures (SAbDab): 12XQB

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Disulfide bonds (2): 83–133, 90–136

Glycosylation sites (1): 127

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

1 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-8983432Interleukin-15 signaling

MSigDB gene sets: 452 (showing top): GOBP_MYELOID_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELL_ACTIVATION, REACTOME_INTERLEUKIN_2_FAMILY_SIGNALING, MODULE_92, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_LEUKOCYTE_PROLIFERATION, MULLIGHAN_NPM1_SIGNATURE_3_UP, WALLACE_PROSTATE_CANCER_RACE_UP, GOBP_NATURAL_KILLER_CELL_DIFFERENTIATION, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_ENDOCYTOSIS, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_HEMOPOIESIS, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_PHOSPHORYLATION, REACTOME_CYTOKINE_SIGNALING_IN_IMMUNE_SYSTEM, GOBP_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_DEFENSE_RESPONSE_TO_VIRUS, GOBP_RESPONSE_TO_PEPTIDE

GO Biological Process (27): natural killer cell differentiation (GO:0001779), natural killer cell proliferation (GO:0001787), positive regulation of cytokine production (GO:0001819), NK T cell proliferation (GO:0001866), immune response (GO:0006955), signal transduction (GO:0007165), tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT protein (GO:0007260), cell-cell signaling (GO:0007267), positive regulation of cell population proliferation (GO:0008284), macrophage differentiation (GO:0030225), positive regulation of interleukin-17 production (GO:0032740), positive regulation of natural killer cell proliferation (GO:0032819), positive regulation of natural killer cell differentiation (GO:0032825), positive regulation of tissue remodeling (GO:0034105), interleukin-15-mediated signaling pathway (GO:0035723), positive regulation of T cell proliferation (GO:0042102), neutrophil activation (GO:0042119), extrathymic T cell selection (GO:0045062), regulation of T cell differentiation (GO:0045580), cell maturation (GO:0048469), lymph node development (GO:0048535), regulation of defense response to virus by host (GO:0050691), positive regulation of inflammatory response (GO:0050729), positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation (GO:0050731), positive regulation of phagocytosis (GO:0050766), positive regulation of immune response (GO:0050778), negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis (GO:0120163)

GO Molecular Function (3): cytokine activity (GO:0005125), cytokine receptor binding (GO:0005126), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (9): extracellular region (GO:0005576), obsolete extracellular space (GO:0005615), nucleoplasm (GO:0005654), cytoplasm (GO:0005737), endosome (GO:0005768), Golgi apparatus (GO:0005794), cytosol (GO:0005829), nuclear speck (GO:0016607), nucleus (GO:0005634)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-1 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Interleukin-2 family signaling1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
cellular anatomical structure4
natural killer cell activation2
positive regulation of multicellular organismal process2
cell communication2
signaling2
positive regulation of natural killer cell activation2
positive regulation of lymphocyte proliferation2
endomembrane system2
cytoplasm2
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle2
lymphocyte differentiation1
lymphocyte proliferation1
cytokine production1
regulation of cytokine production1
positive regulation of gene expression1
alpha-beta T cell proliferation1
NK T cell activation1
immune system process1
response to stimulus1
cellular process1
regulation of cellular process1
cellular response to stimulus1
cell surface receptor signaling pathway via JAK-STAT1
peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation1
cell population proliferation1
regulation of cell population proliferation1
positive regulation of cellular process1
myeloid leukocyte differentiation1
mononuclear cell differentiation1
positive regulation of cytokine production1
interleukin-17 production1
regulation of interleukin-17 production1
natural killer cell proliferation1
regulation of natural killer cell proliferation1
natural killer cell differentiation1
regulation of natural killer cell differentiation1
positive regulation of lymphocyte differentiation1
regulation of tissue remodeling1
tissue remodeling1
cytokine-mediated signaling pathway1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

3104 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
IL15IL15RAQ13261999
IL15IL2RGP31785998
IL15IL2RBP14784996
IL15JAK3P52333993
IL15IL9P15248977
IL15IL2RAP01589972
IL15IL7P13232966
IL15IL2P01585958
IL15IL7RP16871937
IL15IFNGP01579935
IL15CD8AP01732934
IL15KLRK1P26718917
IL15IL4P05112916
IL15FCGR3BO75015916
IL15FCGR3AP08637916

IntAct

13 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
IL15IL2RBpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.660
IL15IL2RBpsi-mi:“MI:0407”(direct interaction)0.660
IL2RBIL15psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.660
IL15IL15RApsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.660
IL15RAIL15psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.660
IL15RAIL2RBpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.590
STAT5BIL15psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
TRAF3IL15psi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
IL15POLR1Hpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.370
IL15GAPDHSpsi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350

BioGRID (9): LRIG1 (Affinity Capture-MS), COL14A1 (Affinity Capture-MS), GAPDHS (Affinity Capture-MS), S100P (Reconstituted Complex), S100A6 (Reconstituted Complex), APP (Reconstituted Complex), ZNRD1 (Two-hybrid), STAT5B (Two-hybrid), TRAF3 (Two-hybrid)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A1B0GTR0, A0A1B0GVN3, A6H7F9, A6NFE2, A7TZG1, A7TZG3, A7XV04, A7XV14, B0ZE70, B1B212, B2RTN2, B3F0J0, D2HQI1, O97687, P01586, P06740, P16745, P22794, P40221, P40933, P48092, P48346, P97604, Q01151, Q28028, Q29RT9, Q3TB92, Q3Y5G8, Q4GZL1, Q4U0U2, Q5BK38, Q5DT36, Q5DT37, Q5RBQ2, Q5RFR2, Q5UKY4, Q5WQV8, Q62875, Q68D85, Q75SZ9

Diamond homologs: B0ZE70, B3F0J0, O97687, P40221, P40933, P48092, P48346, P97604, Q28028, Q3Y5G8, Q4GZL1, Q4U0U2, Q5WQV8, Q75SZ9, Q95253, Q9XSJ6

SIGNOR signaling

2 interactions.

AEffectBMechanism
IL15up-regulatesIL2RGbinding
IL15up-regulatesIL15RAbinding

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

27 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance14
Likely benign2
Benign1

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

1696 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
4:141636746:G:GTdonor_gain1.0000
4:141656184:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
4:141656185:G:GGacceptor_gain1.0000
4:141656304:TCGT:Tdonor_gain1.0000
4:141656306:GT:Gdonor_gain1.0000
4:141656307:TG:Tdonor_loss1.0000
4:141656308:G:GAdonor_loss1.0000
4:141656308:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
4:141656309:TAA:Tdonor_loss1.0000
4:141727938:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
4:141727939:G:GGacceptor_gain1.0000
4:141727983:ACG:Adonor_loss1.0000
4:141727984:CGT:Cdonor_loss1.0000
4:141727985:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
4:141727985:G:Tdonor_loss1.0000
4:141727986:T:Adonor_loss1.0000
4:141729842:TTTA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
4:141729844:TA:Tacceptor_loss1.0000
4:141729845:A:AGacceptor_gain1.0000
4:141729845:A:Cacceptor_loss1.0000
4:141729846:G:GAacceptor_gain1.0000
4:141729846:GCC:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
4:141729846:GCCC:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
4:141729846:GCCCA:Gacceptor_gain1.0000
4:141729982:GGG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
4:141729983:GG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
4:141729983:GGG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
4:141729984:GG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
4:141729985:G:GGdonor_gain1.0000
4:141732737:GAAT:Gacceptor_gain1.0000

AlphaMissense

0 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000087987 (4:141679672 T>C), RS1000098890 (4:141697142 G>A), RS1000114336 (4:141649693 A>G), RS1000117832 (4:141662195 T>C), RS1000125541 (4:141727496 A>G), RS1000131873 (4:141688460 G>C), RS1000145665 (4:141646509 T>C), RS1000159600 (4:141655593 G>A), RS1000224005 (4:141696531 T>C), RS1000250135 (4:141642974 G>C), RS1000255053 (4:141675634 G>A), RS1000269283 (4:141703876 G>A,C), RS1000310244 (4:141652818 G>T), RS1000374653 (4:141709825 G>A,T), RS1000395410 (4:141668323 T>A)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:600554 | disease phenotypes:

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (0):

Orphanet (0):

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

6 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST000323_4Response to treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia9.000000e-07
GCST005566_11Insomnia9.000000e-07
GCST008270_1Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in trauma-exposed soldiers3.000000e-08
GCST010725_4Malaria4.000000e-10
GCST010725_84Malaria7.000000e-11
GCST010725_89Malaria7.000000e-11

EFO canonical traits (2, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0008483response to trauma exposure
EFO:0008535post-traumatic stress disorder symptom measurement

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (2): CHEMBL3712954 (SINGLE PROTEIN), CHEMBL4106128 (PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION)

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

2 measured of 2 human assays (2 total across all organisms); most potent 2 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValue
CHEMBL4067098KD16000 nM
CHEMBL4066088KD78000 nM

ChEMBL bioactivities

40 potent at pChembl≥5 of 76 total, top 40 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
7.30IC5050nMCHEMBL4857666
6.72IC50190nMCHEMBL4103753
6.55IC50280nMCHEMBL4846844
6.15IC50710nMCHEMBL4851186
6.10IC50800nMCHEMBL4079889
6.10IC50800nMCHEMBL4101389
6.10IC50800nMCHEMBL4085913
5.96IC501100nMCHEMBL4066271
5.96IC501100nMCHEMBL4069144
5.89IC501300nMCHEMBL4093847
5.89IC501300nMCHEMBL4066448
5.89Kd1300nMCHEMBL4103753
5.85IC501400nMCHEMBL4063508
5.82IC501500nMCHEMBL4085144
5.80IC501600nMCHEMBL4096400
5.80IC501600nMCHEMBL4066088
5.75IC501800nMCHEMBL4087773
5.72IC501900nMCHEMBL4103753
5.72IC501900nMCHEMBL4093663
5.64IC502300nMCHEMBL4079593
5.64IC502300nMCHEMBL4074888
5.64IC502300nMCHEMBL4101575
5.62Kd2400nMCHEMBL4846844
5.48IC503300nMCHEMBL4065977
5.46Kd3500nMCHEMBL4857666
5.42IC503800nMCHEMBL4067098
5.41IC503900nMCHEMBL4088685
5.41Kd3900nMCHEMBL4852416
5.39IC504100nMCHEMBL4079499
5.38IC504200nMCHEMBL4864820
5.35IC504500nMCHEMBL4102828
5.32IC504800nMCHEMBL4070160
5.23Kd5900nMCHEMBL4851186
5.18IC506600nMCHEMBL4096087
5.14IC507300nMCHEMBL4083909
5.12IC507600nMCHEMBL4082181
5.11Kd7800nMCHEMBL4847472
5.06IC508700nMCHEMBL4088362
5.02IC509500nMCHEMBL4864898
5.01IC509800nMCHEMBL4060991

PubChem BioAssay actives

40 with measured affinity, of 159 total; 35 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
N-(4-benzoylphenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1763549: Inhibition of IL-15-induced STAT3 phosphorylation in human NK92 cells incubated for 30 mins followed by IL-15 stimulation and measured after 1 hr by alphascreen assayic500.0500uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1763549: Inhibition of IL-15-induced STAT3 phosphorylation in human NK92 cells incubated for 30 mins followed by IL-15 stimulation and measured after 1 hr by alphascreen assayic500.1900uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-8-[[5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1763549: Inhibition of IL-15-induced STAT3 phosphorylation in human NK92 cells incubated for 30 mins followed by IL-15 stimulation and measured after 1 hr by alphascreen assayic500.2800uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-8-[[5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-4-(3-oxopropyl)-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1763549: Inhibition of IL-15-induced STAT3 phosphorylation in human NK92 cells incubated for 30 mins followed by IL-15 stimulation and measured after 1 hr by alphascreen assayic500.7100uM
ethyl 3-[8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanoylamino]benzoate1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic500.8000uM
(2,4-dichlorophenyl) 8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanoate1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic500.8000uM
N-(4-chlorophenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic500.8000uM
N-(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic501.1000uM
8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]-N-(4-propan-2-yloxyphenyl)octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic501.1000uM
N-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic501.3000uM
N-(4-iodophenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic501.3000uM
N-(2,4-dibromophenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfonyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic501.4000uM
N-(2,4-dibromophenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic501.5000uM
N-(1-adamantyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic501.6000uM
8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]-N-(4-propoxyphenyl)octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic501.6000uM
N-(4-azidophenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic501.8000uM
8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]-N-naphthalen-1-yloctanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic501.9000uM
N-(2-chloro-4-methylphenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic502.3000uM
N-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic502.3000uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-10-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]decanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic502.3000uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-11-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]undecanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic503.3000uM
N-(1-adamantyl)-11-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]undecanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic503.8000uM
N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic503.9000uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-8-[[5-[[3-(3-hydroxypropyl)-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl]methyl]-4-methyl-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1763551: Binding affinity to recombinant human IL-15 assessed as dissociation constant by SPR analysiskd3.9000uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-6-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]hexanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic504.1000uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-[[5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-4-(3-oxopropyl)-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]acetamide1763549: Inhibition of IL-15-induced STAT3 phosphorylation in human NK92 cells incubated for 30 mins followed by IL-15 stimulation and measured after 1 hr by alphascreen assayic504.2000uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]acetamide1763549: Inhibition of IL-15-induced STAT3 phosphorylation in human NK92 cells incubated for 30 mins followed by IL-15 stimulation and measured after 1 hr by alphascreen assayic504.5000uM
8-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]-N-[4-(2-methylpropoxy)phenyl]octanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic504.8000uM
11-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]-N-naphthalen-1-ylundecanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic506.6000uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-16-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]hexadecanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic507.3000uM
4-[(5-decylsulfanyl-4-methyl-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)methyl]-2-methylphthalazin-1-one1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic507.6000uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-8-[[4-methyl-5-[[4-oxo-3-(3-oxopropyl)phthalazin-1-yl]methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]octanamide1763551: Binding affinity to recombinant human IL-15 assessed as dissociation constant by SPR analysiskd7.8000uM
(2,4-dichlorophenyl) 11-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]undecanoate1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic508.7000uM
3-[3-[8-(2,4-dichloroanilino)-8-oxooctyl]sulfanyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl]propanoic acid1763549: Inhibition of IL-15-induced STAT3 phosphorylation in human NK92 cells incubated for 30 mins followed by IL-15 stimulation and measured after 1 hr by alphascreen assayic509.5000uM
N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-[[4-methyl-5-[(3-methyl-4-oxophthalazin-1-yl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]sulfanyl]butanamide1446037: Inhibition of human IL-15Ralpha-sushi domain/human IL-15-induced mouse 32D-beta cell proliferation preincubated for 30 mins with protein followed by cell addition measured after 2.5 days by Alamar blue reduction assayic509.8000uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

85 total (human), top 30 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Particulate Matterdecreases expression, increases abundance, increases expression5
Estradiolincreases expression, decreases expression, affects expression, affects cotreatment4
Lipopolysaccharidesdecreases reaction, increases expression, increases secretion, affects cotreatment4
Arsenic Trioxidedecreases expression, increases expression3
Progesteroneaffects cotreatment, increases expression3
Valproic Acidincreases expression3
bisphenol Adecreases expression, decreases methylation2
trichostatin Adecreases reaction, increases expression2
(+)-JQ1 compounddecreases reaction, increases expression, decreases expression2
Air Pollutantsdecreases expression, increases abundance, increases expression2
Benzo(a)pyreneincreases expression, increases methylation2
Dexamethasonedecreases reaction, increases expression2
Nickelincreases expression2
7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxidedecreases expression2
Cyclosporineincreases expression2
aristolochic acid Idecreases expression1
GSK-J4decreases reaction, increases expression1
coagulin-Ldecreases reaction, increases expression1
bisphenol Fdecreases methylation1
TL8-506affects cotreatment, increases expression1
deoxynivalenolincreases expression1
tributyltinaffects cotreatment, decreases secretion1
quercitrindecreases expression1
trimellitic anhydridedecreases expression1
tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphateincreases expression1
nickel chlorideaffects cotreatment, increases secretion1
3,4,5,3’,4’-pentachlorobiphenylincreases expression1
nickel sulfateaffects expression1
hydroquinonedecreases secretion1
heptanoyl-gamma-D-glutamyl-L-meso-diaminopimelyl-D-alanineaffects cotreatment, increases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

9 unique, capped per target: 9 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL4013730BindingBinding affinity to recombinant human IL-15 by SPR assayDiscovery of a Small-Molecule Inhibitor of Interleukin 15: Pharmacophore-Based Virtual Screening and Hit Optimization. — J Med Chem

Cellosaurus cell lines

5 cell lines: 5 cancer cell line

First 10 cell lines (id-ordered, not curated):

CellosaurusNameCategorySex
CVCL_B8I7Abcam HCT 116 IL15 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_B9KGAbcam A-549 IL15 KOCancer cell lineMale
CVCL_C7ILK562-mb15Cancer cell lineFemale
CVCL_C7IMK562-mb15-41BBLCancer cell lineFemale
CVCL_XD94THP-1/IL15Cancer cell lineMale

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

  • Disease cohort memberships (association, not causation — diseases whose associated-gene cohort lists this gene; a subset are also under Associated diseases): acute lymphoblastic leukemia, insomnia