2psm

Crystal structure of Interleukin 15 in complex with Interleukin 15 receptor alpha

Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
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1. Protein Identity and Related Structures Protein Identity & Related Structures

Interleukin-15

Mus musculus

UniProt P48346

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Protein heterocomplex Heteromer Protein 2 Interleukin-15 receptor alpha chain × 1 (Q60819) water × 2 Consistent with protein count
2 Protein heterocomplex Heteromer Protein 2 Interleukin-15 receptor alpha chain × 1 (Q60819) BENZAMIDINE × 1 water × 2 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name IL15_MOUSE
Isoform —
PDB entities 1
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain A; PDBConstruct 8–121; UniProt 49–162 Author chain B; PDBConstruct 8–121; UniProt 49–162

Interleukin-15 receptor alpha chain

Mus musculus

UniProt Q60819

State in the Current Structure

Assembly Physical composition Protein state Molecular copy count Associated components Data consistency
1 Protein heterocomplex Heteromer Protein 2 Interleukin-15 × 1 (P48346) water × 2 Consistent with protein count
2 Protein heterocomplex Heteromer Protein 2 Interleukin-15 × 1 (P48346) BENZAMIDINE × 1 water × 2 Consistent with protein count

Other States of the Same Protein in the Database

View Construct and Data Evidence
UniProt name I15RA_MOUSE
Isoform —
PDB entities 2
Chains and sequence ranges Author chain C; PDBConstruct 8–78; UniProt 33–103 Author chain F; PDBConstruct 8–78; UniProt 33–103

The page prioritizes protein identity, the current assembly, associated components, oligomeric state and cross-PDB links. Chain mapping and sequence ranges are retained as data evidence. Internal IDs, import timestamps and assembly operation expressions are maintenance fields and are not shown here.

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2. Structure Basics 2. Structure Basics

Entry ID entry_id2psm
Deposition date deposition_date2007-05-07
Structure title titleCrystal structure of Interleukin 15 in complex with Interleukin 15 receptor alpha
Keywords keywords;Cytokine, Glycoprotein, Secreted, Alternative splicing, Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, Membrane, Nucleus, Phosphorylation, Receptor, Sushi, Transmembrane, Structural Genomics, NPPSFA, National Project on Protein Structural and Functional Analyses, RIKEN Structural Genomics/Proteomics Initiative, RSGI ;; CYTOKINE
Experimental Method methodX-RAY DIFFRACTION
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3. Official assembly/model SAXS Official SAXS Profiles

This page reads only the latest assembly calculations. Every curve maps to an explicit PDB entry, official biological assembly and coordinate model.

2psm__assembly_1__model_1

Assembly 1 · Model 1 · CRYSOL 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef)

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2psm__assembly_1__model_1 | I(q)

10-2 10-1 105 106 q (1/Angstrom) I(q)
100 plotted points; both axes use logarithmic scales.

2psm__assembly_1__model_1 | P(r) · Pending

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Rg(Guinier)18.73 Å
Rg (electron density)17.68 Å
Total Rg18.56 Å
Atom count1420
Residues185
Excluded volume25212 ų
Maximum q0.500 Å⁻¹
Assembly Model Structure unit Oligomeric description Status CRYSOL Actions
1 1 2psm__assembly_1__model_1 dimeric (2) Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
2 1 2psm__assembly_2__model_1 dimeric (2) Success 4.1.3-1-20251215 (887e7ef) View Download
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4. Crystallography and Experiment 4. Crystallography & Experiment

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5. Entities and Polymers Entities & Polymers (4)

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6. Fold Classification (SCOP + CATH) 10 domains

SCOP 2.08 (6 domains)

Domain ID domain_idd2psma1
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.26 — 4-helical cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.26.1 — 4-helical cytokines
Family Family familya.26.1.2 — Short-chain cytokines
Domain ID domain_idd2psma2
Class classl — Artifacts
Fold Fold foldl.1 — Tags
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyl.1.1 — Tags
Family Family familyl.1.1.1 — Tags
Domain ID domain_idd2psmb2
Class classa — All alpha proteins
Fold Fold folda.26 — 4-helical cytokines
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilya.26.1 — 4-helical cytokines
Family Family familya.26.1.2 — Short-chain cytokines
Domain ID domain_idd2psmb3
Class classl — Artifacts
Fold Fold foldl.1 — Tags
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyl.1.1 — Tags
Family Family familyl.1.1.1 — Tags
Domain ID domain_idd2psmc1
Class classg — Small proteins
Fold Fold foldg.18 — Complement control module/SCR domain
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyg.18.1 — Complement control module/SCR domain
Family Family familyg.18.1.1 — Complement control module/SCR domain
Domain ID domain_idd2psmf_
Class classg — Small proteins
Fold Fold foldg.18 — Complement control module/SCR domain
Superfamily Superfamily superfamilyg.18.1 — Complement control module/SCR domain
Family Family familyg.18.1.1 — Complement control module/SCR domain

CATH v4.4 (4 domains)

Domain ID domain_id2psmA00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology1250 — Growth Hormone; Chain: A;
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily70 — Interleukin-15/Interleukin-21
Domain ID domain_id2psmB00
Class class1 — Mainly Alpha
Architecture architecture20 — Up-down Bundle
Topology topology1250 — Growth Hormone; Chain: A;
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily70 — Interleukin-15/Interleukin-21
Domain ID domain_id2psmC01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture20 — Single Sheet
Topology topology28 — Rubrerythrin, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily230 —
Domain ID domain_id2psmF01
Class class2 — Mainly Beta
Architecture architecture20 — Single Sheet
Topology topology28 — Rubrerythrin, domain 2
Homologous superfamily homologous superfamily230 —
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7. Citations (1)