Study on the interaction between Jak3 and IL-2R γ using the yeast two-hybrid system

Both interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor γ subunit and non-receptor tyrosine kinase Jak3 play important roles in IL-2 physiological functions. Jak3 has been known to bind IL-2Rγ and the interaction is very important for IL-2 signaling. In order to find the domains directly involved in the interaction between IL-2Rγ and Jak3, various deletion mutants have been constructed and their interaction has been studied using the yeast two-hybrid system. Results show that the JH3-JH7 region of Jak3 N-terminal can bind to intracellular domain of IL-2Ry directly and the intact structure of JH3-JH7 region is necessary for this combination. In addition, the region from 305 to 317 amino acid residues near the C-terminal of IL-2Ry plays a critical role in this interaction .