| Literature DB >> 17875521 |
Jean-Marie Peloponese1, Takao Kinjo, Kuan-Teh Jeang.
Abstract
Infection of T-cells by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) causes a lymphoproliferative malignancy known as adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). ATL is characterized by abnormal lymphocytes, called flower cells, which have cleaved and convoluted nuclei. Tax, encoded by the HTLV-1 pX region, is a critical nonstructural protein that plays a central role in leukemogenesis; however, the mechanisms of HTLV-1 oncogenesis have not been clarified fully. In this review, we summarize current thinking on how Tax may affect ATL leukemogenesis.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17875521 DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.07087
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Hematol ISSN: 0925-5710 Impact factor: 2.490