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18055460

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
We show that co-expression of interleukin 15 (IL-15) and IL-15 receptor alpha (IL-15Ralpha) in the same cell allows for the intracellular interaction of the two proteins early after translation, resulting in increased stability and secretion of both molecules as a complex. In the absence of co-expressed IL-15Ralpha, a large portion of the produced IL-15 is rapidly degraded immediately after synthesis. Co-injection into mice of IL-15 and IL-15Ralpha expression plasmids led to significantly increased levels of the cytokine in serum as well as increased biological activity of IL-15. Examination of natural killer cells and T lymphocytes in mouse organs showed a great expansion of both cell types in the lung, liver, and spleen. The presence of IL-15Ralpha also increased the number of CD44(high) memory cells with effector phenotype (CD44(high)CD62L-). Thus, mutual stabilization of IL-15 and IL-15Ralpha leads to remarkable increases in production, stability, and tissue availability of bioactive IL-15 in vivo. The in vivo data show that the most potent form of IL-15 is as part of a complex with its receptor alpha either on the surface of the producing cells or as a soluble extracellular complex. These results explain the reason for coordinate expression of IL-15 and IL-15Ralpha in the same cell and suggest that the IL-15Ralpha is part of the active IL-15 cytokine rather than part of the receptor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
283
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4189-99
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Intracellular interaction of interleukin-15 with its receptor alpha during production leads to mutual stabilization and increased bioactivity.
pubmed:affiliation
Human Retrovirus Section, Vaccine Branch, Center for Cancer Research, NCI-Frederick, National Instsitutes of Health, MD 21702-1201, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural