Putative gamma-subunit of the IL-2 receptor is detected in low, intermediate, and high affinity IL-2 receptor-bearing cells

J Immunol. 1990 Jul 1;145(1):155-60.

Abstract

Three forms of the IL-2R have been reported: low, intermediate, and high affinity. Each form correlates with the expression of two different chains: p55 (alpha-subunit) and p75 (beta-subunit). We report here a putative new subunit of the IL-2R, termed p95-110 or gamma-subunit. This new subunit has a molecular mass of 95 to 110 kDa and is expressed in low, intermediate, and high affinity IL-2R-bearing cells. We propose that p95-110 is the partner of p75 in the formation of intermediate affinity IL-2R, inasmuch as neither p75 nor p95-110 alone can bind IL-2.

MeSH terms

  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / metabolism
  • Cell Line
  • Cross-Linking Reagents
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1
  • Interleukin-2 / metabolism*
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Molecular Weight
  • Precipitin Tests
  • Receptors, Interleukin-2 / metabolism
  • Receptors, Interleukin-2 / ultrastructure*

Substances

  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • Cross-Linking Reagents
  • Interleukin-2
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Receptors, Interleukin-2
  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1