Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Open Reading Frame I p12IIs Required for Efficient Viral Infectivity in Primary Lymphocytes

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Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a complex retrovirus encoding regulatory and accessory genes in four open reading frames (ORF I to IV) of the pX region. Emerging evidence indicates an important role for the pX ORF I-encoded accessory protein p12(I) in viral replication, but its contribution to viral pathogenesis remains to be defined. p12(I) is a conserved, membrane-associated protein containing...

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