US Patent 12091441 Partial agonists of interleukin-2

Provided herein, inter alia, are human interleukin-2 (IL-2) muteins or variants thereof. In particular, provided herein are IL-2 muteins that have a decreased binding capacity for IL-2Rγ. Such IL-2 muteins are useful, for example, as IL-2 partial agonist in applications where reduction or inhibition of one or more IL-2 and/or IL-15 functions is useful (e.g., in the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions). Also provided are nucleic acids encoding such IL-2 muteins, methods of making such IL-2 muteins, pharmaceutical compositions that include such IL-2 muteins and methods of treatment using such pharmaceutical compositions.