The IL-15 receptor {alpha} chain cytoplasmic domain is critical for normal IL-15Ralpha function but is not required for trans-presentation.

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Published in Blood on September 16, 2008

Authors

Zheng Wu1, Hai-Hui Xue, Jérôme Bernard, Rong Zeng, Dmitry Issakov, Julie Bollenbacher-Reilley, Igor M Belyakov, Sangkon Oh, Jay A Berzofsky, Warren J Leonard

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1674, USA.

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