Il15ra MGI Mouse Gene Detail - MGI:104644 - interleukin 15 receptor, alpha chain

Symbol

Il15ra
Name

interleukin 15 receptor, alpha chain

Feature Type

protein coding gene
IDs

MGI:104644
NCBI Gene: 16169
Alliance

genome feature page
Transcription Start Sites

16 TSS

Sequence Map

Chr2:11710101-11739128 bp, + strand
From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
View this region in JBrowse
Genome Browsers

Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI

Genetic Map

Chromosome 2, 8.97 cM
Mapping Data

4 experiments

SNPs within 2kb

877 from dbSNP Build 142
Strain Annotations

19
RFLP

1

For selected strains:

Strain	Gene Model ID	Feature Type	Coordinates
C57BL/6J	MGI_C57BL6J_104644	protein coding gene	Chr2:11709992-11739129 (+)
129S1/SvImJ	ENSMUSG00200029116	protein coding gene	Chr2:8608940-8637545 (+)
A/J	ENSMUSG00195016674	protein coding gene	Chr2:8729787-8758399 (+)
AKR/J	ENSMUSG00220005786	protein coding gene	Chr2:8699129-8727733 (+)
BALB/cJ	ENSMUSG00180030067	protein coding gene	Chr2:8779680-8808290 (+)
C3H/HeJ	ENSMUSG00175016327	protein coding gene	Chr2:8713984-8742592 (+)
C57BL/6NJ	ENSMUSG00215012625	protein coding gene	Chr2:8793863-8822472 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ	MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023177	protein coding gene	Chr2:8171238-8202516 (+)
CAST/EiJ	ENSTCUG00005004529	protein coding gene	Chr2:8590975-8619660 (+)
CBA/J	ENSMUSG00210026411	protein coding gene	Chr2:8760022-8788622 (+)
DBA/2J	ENSMUSG00185012483	protein coding gene	Chr2:8674953-8703558 (+)
FVB/NJ	ENSMUSG00205020153	protein coding gene	Chr2:8668475-8697086 (+)
JF1/MsJ	ENSUMUG00000002960	protein coding gene	Chr2:8651384-8681568 (+)
LP/J	ENSMUSG00230018865	protein coding gene	Chr2:10621238-10649841 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ	ENSMUSG00190005817	protein coding gene	Chr2:8696689-8725297 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ	ENSMUSG00225001169	protein coding gene	Chr2:18367101-18395706 (+)
PWK/PhJ	ENSLUMG00010027484	protein coding gene	Chr2:8765589-8795891 (+)
SPRET/EiJ	ENSMSPG00010026872	protein coding gene	Chr2:8833579-8861925 (+)
WSB/EiJ	ENSIUOG00005022598	protein coding gene	Chr2:8749098-8777699 (+)

Human Ortholog

IL15RA, interleukin 15 receptor subunit alpha

Vertebrate Orthologs

3

Vertebrate Orthology Source

Alliance of Genome Resources

Human Ortholog

IL15RA, interleukin 15 receptor subunit alpha
Synonyms

CD215
Links

HGNC:5978

NCBI Gene ID: 3601

UniProt: Q13261
Chr Location

10p15.1; chr10:5943639-5978741 (-) GRCh38

MGI Vertebrate Homology

Il15ra stringent orthology
1 human;1 mouse;1 rat;1 zebrafish
HCOP

vertebrate homology predictions: IL15RA
Gene Tree

Il15ra

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Phenotype Summary

21 phenotypes from 4 alleles in 7 genetic backgrounds
7 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
113 phenotype references

Phenotype Overview

Blue squares indicate phenotypes directly attributed to mutations/alleles of this gene.

adipose tissue	behavior/neurological	cardiovascular system	cellular	craniofacial	digestive/alimentary system	embryo	endocrine/exocrine glands	growth/size/body	hearing/vestibular/ear	hematopoietic system	homeostasis/metabolism	integument	immune system	limbs/digits/tail	liver/biliary system	mortality/aging	muscle	nervous system	pigmentation	renal/urinary system	reproductive system	respiratory system	skeleton	taste/olfaction	neoplasm	vision/eye

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All Mutations and Alleles

17
Endonuclease-mediated

7
Targeted

10
Incidental Mutations

Mutagenetix , APF
Find Mice (IMSR)

42 strains or lines available
Comparison Matrix

Gene Expression + Phenotype

Mutation of this gene results in absence of NK cell production in spleen and bone marrow.

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All GO Annotations

38
GO References

10

Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding	cytoskeletal protein binding	DNA binding	enzyme regulator	hydrolase	ligase	lipid binding	oxidoreductase	RNA binding	signaling receptor activity	signaling receptor binding	transcription	transferase	transporter

Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism	cell differentiation	cell population proliferation	cellular component organization	DNA-templated transcription	establishment of localization	homeostatic process	immune system process	lipid metabolic process	programmed cell death	protein metabolic process	response to stimulus	signaling	system development

Cellular Component

cell projection	cytoplasmic vesicle	cytoskeleton	cytosol	endoplasmic reticulum	endosome	extracellular region	Golgi apparatus	mitochondrion	membraneless organelle	nucleus	organelle envelope	organelle lumen	plasma membrane	protein-containing complex	synapse	vacuole

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Expression Overview

GXD's primary emphasis is on endogenous gene expression during development. Click on grid cells to view annotations.

Blue cells = expressed in wild-type.
Gray triangles = other expression annotations only
(e.g. absence of expression or data from mutants).

early conceptus	embryo ectoderm	embryo endoderm	embryo mesoderm	embryo mesenchyme	extraembryonic component	alimentary system	auditory system	branchial arches	cardiovascular system	connective tissue	endocrine system	exocrine system	hemolymphoid system	integumental system	limbs	liver and biliary system	musculoskeletal system	nervous system	olfactory system	reproductive system	respiratory system	urinary system	visual system

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Assay Results

617
Tissues

11
cDNA Data

33
Literature Summary

6

Images

Tissue x Stage Matrix

Comparison Matrix

Gene Expression + Phenotype

Other Mouse Links

Allen Institute

GEO

Expression Atlas

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All Sequences

105
RefSeq

29
UniProt

7
CCDS

CCDS15686.1, CCDS15687.1, CCDS70977.1, CCDS70978.1, CCDS70979.1, CCDS70980.1

Ensembl

ENSMUSG00000023206 (Evidence)
NCBI Gene

16169

			Length	Strain/Species	Flank
genomic	ENSMUSG00000023206	Ensembl Gene Model \| MGI Sequence Detail	29028	C57BL/6J	± kb
transcript	ENSMUST00000078834	Ensembl \| MGI Sequence Detail	1600	Not Applicable
polypeptide	ENSMUSP00000077878	Ensembl \| MGI Sequence Detail	263	Not Applicable

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UniProt

7 Sequences
Protein Ontology

PR:000008981 interleukin-15 receptor subunit alpha

(term hierarchy)
PDB

2PSM
InterPro Domains

IPR042372 Interleukin-15 receptor subunit alpha

IPR000436 Sushi/SCR/CCP domain

IPR035976 Sushi/SCR/CCP superfamily
GlyGen

Q60819 2 sites

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All nucleic 35

cDNA 34

Primer pair 1

Antibodies 2

Microarray probesets 4

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MGD-MRK-26082, MGI:2138805

Summaries

All 191

Developmental Gene Expression 6

Gene Ontology 10

Phenotypes 113
Earliest

J:28202 Giri JG, et al., Identification and cloning of a novel IL-15 binding protein that is structurally related to the alpha chain of the IL-2 receptor. EMBO J. 1995 Aug 1;14(15):3654-63
Latest

J:378900 Stecher C, et al., Transpresentation of interleukin 15 by stromal cell subsets regulates immune cell homeostasis. Front Immunol. 2025;16:1673309

TSS for Il15ra:

(View these features in JBrowse)

Transcription Start Site	Location	Distance from Gene 5'-end
Tssr16154	Chr2:11710131-11710157 (+)	43 bp
Tssr16155	Chr2:11710166-11710186 (+)	75 bp
Tssr16156	Chr2:11710201-11710212 (+)	106 bp
Tssr16157	Chr2:11710248-11710259 (+)	153 bp
Tssr16158	Chr2:11710270-11710275 (+)	172 bp
Tssr16159	Chr2:11710541-11710578 (+)	459 bp
Tssr16160	Chr2:11710634-11710643 (+)	538 bp
Tssr16161	Chr2:11716849-11716854 (+)	6,751 bp
Tssr16162	Chr2:11718041-11718053 (+)	7,946 bp
Tssr16163	Chr2:11728064-11728087 (+)	17,975 bp
Tssr16164	Chr2:11728126-11728130 (+)	18,027 bp
Tssr16165	Chr2:11729178-11729184 (+)	19,080 bp
Tssr16166	Chr2:11729812-11729825 (+)	19,718 bp
Tssr16167	Chr2:11729873-11729887 (+)	19,779 bp
Tssr16168	Chr2:11729906-11729919 (+)	19,812 bp
Tssr16169	Chr2:11729925-11729941 (+)	19,832 bp

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