PDZ domain-binding motif of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 Tax oncoprotein is essential for the interleukin 2 independent growth induction of a T-cell line
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiologic agent of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), whereas HTLV type 2 (HTLV-2), is not associated with ATL or any other leukemia. HTLV-1 encodes the transforming gene <it>tax1<...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-07-01
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| Series: | Retrovirology |
| Online Access: | http://www.retrovirology.com/content/2/1/46 |