Regulation of HTLV-1 Tax Stability, Cellular Trafficking and NF-κB Activation by the Ubiquitin-Proteasome Pathway

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a complex retrovirus that infects CD4+ T cells and causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) in 3%–5% of infected individuals after a long latent period. HTLV-1 Tax is a trans-activating protein that regulates viral gene expression and also modulates...

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Main Authors: Alfonso Lavorgna, Edward William Harhaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Tax
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/6/10/3925