Unstabilized DNA breaks in HTLV-1 Tax expressing cells correlate with functional targeting of Ku80, not PKcs, XRCC4, or H2AX

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Expression of the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) Tax oncoprotein rapidily induces a significant increase of micronuclei (MN) and unstabilized DNA breaks in cells. Unstabilized DNA breaks can have free 3′-OH ends accessib...

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Main Authors: Majone Franca, Jeang Kuan-Teh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:Cell & Bioscience
Subjects:
Tax
Online Access:http://www.cellandbioscience.com/content/2/1/15