HTLV-1 contains a high CG dinucleotide content and is susceptible to the host antiviral protein ZAP

Abstract Background Human T cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus associated with human diseases such as adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma and HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. In contrast to another human retrovirus, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1),...

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Main Authors: Paola Miyazato, Misaki Matsuo, Benjy J. Y. Tan, Michiyo Tokunaga, Hiroo Katsuya, Saiful Islam, Jumpei Ito, Yasuhiro Murakawa, Yorifumi Satou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Retrovirology
Subjects:
ZAP
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12977-019-0500-3