Comparison of IL-15 and IL-2 homology at the DNA, primary protein, and tertiary protein levels.

The model of IL-2's tertiary folding structure was generated from known crystal structures from protein data bank data file3INK.284 The theoretical model of IL-15's tertiary structure was generated using IL-2's 3-dimensional structure as a template and the SwissProt software program, and yielded results similar to those described.23