Identifiers
NAME:IL15:IL15RA
Maps_Modules
MODULE:INPUT_ACTIVATORS MODULE:IMMUNE_STIMULATION MODULE:IMMUNOSTIMULATORY_CYTOKINE_PATHWAYS
References
NATURAL_KILLER
DENDRITIC_CELL
CASCADE:IL15
PMID:17398124, PMID:19913445, PMID:17459805, PMID:21307131
Dendritic cells and macrophages prime natural killer cells by trans-presenting interleukin 15.
IL-15 is trans-presented on the surface of IL-15-producing cells in complex with the IL-15 receptor α chain (IL-15Rα).
It results in tumoricidal activity of NK cells.