| abstract |
The present invention relates to specific interleukin-15 (IL-15) antagonist polypeptides and uses thereof for the treatment of inflammatory and auto-immune diseases. In particular, the present invention relates to a specific interleukin-15 (IL-15) antagonist polypeptide comprising i) a IL15-Ralpha sushi-containing polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% of identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 ii) a linker and iii) an IL- polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence having at least at least 80% of identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:4 provided that the glutamine (Q) residue at position 108 is mutated. |