Gene description for IL15RA
Gene name interleukin 15 receptor, alpha
Gene symbol IL15RA
Other names/aliases CD215
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - IL15RA
ExoCarta ExoCarta_3601
Entrez Gene 3601
HGNC 5978
MIM 601070
UniProt Q13261  
 IL15RA identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Mesenchymal stem cells Unpublished / Not applicable
 Gene ontology annotations for IL15RA
Molecular Function
    signal transducer activity GO:0004871 TAS
    protein binding GO:0005515 IPI
    cytokine receptor activity GO:0004896 TAS
Biological Process
    signal transduction GO:0007165 TAS
    cell proliferation GO:0008283 TAS
    cytokine-mediated signaling pathway GO:0019221 TAS
Subcellular Localization
    integral component of membrane GO:0016021 IEA
    endoplasmic reticulum membrane GO:0005789 IEA
    nuclear membrane GO:0031965 IEA
    extracellular space GO:0005615 IEA
    Golgi membrane GO:0000139 IEA
    cytoplasmic vesicle membrane GO:0030659 IEA
 Experiment description of studies that identified IL15RA in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 126
ISEV standards
EV Biophysical techniques
GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Antibody array
PubMed ID Unpublished / Not applicable
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes: The Future MSC-based Therapy?
Authors Ruenn Chai Lai, Ronne Wee Yeh Yeo, Soon Sim Tan, Bin Zhang, Yijun Yin, Newman Siu Kwan Sze, Andre Choo, and Sai Kiang Lim
Journal name Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy
Publication year 2011
Sample Mesenchymal stem cells
Sample name huES9.E1
Isolation/purification methods HPLC
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Antobody array
Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for IL15RA
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 TRAF2  
Affinity Capture-Western Homo sapiens
2 IL15  
Invitro Homo sapiens
Invivo Homo sapiens
3 IL2RB  
Invivo Homo sapiens
Invitro Homo sapiens
4 IL2RG  
Invivo Homo sapiens
Invitro Homo sapiens
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 Pathways in which IL15RA is involved
No pathways found





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