PDZ domain-binding motif of Tax sustains T-cell proliferation in HTLV-1-infected humanized mice.
Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), an aggressive malignant proliferation of activated CD4+ T lymphocytes. The viral Tax oncoprotein is critically involved in both HTLV-1-replication and T-cell proliferation, a prerequisite t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5882172?pdf=render |