| Literature DB >> 2309119 |
K T Jeang1, S G Widen, O J Semmes, S H Wilson.
Abstract
Human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is the etiological agent for adult T cell leukemia (ATL). The HTLV-I trans-activator protein Tax can activate the expression of its own long terminal repeat (LTR) and many cellular and viral genes. Tax down-regulated the expression of human beta-polymerase (hu beta-pol), a cellular enzyme involved in host cell DNA repair. This finding suggests a possible correlation between HTLV-I infection and host chromosomal damage, which is often seen in ATL cells.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2309119 DOI: 10.1126/science.2309119
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728