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Characterization of a nuclear export signal within the human T cell leukemia virus type I transactivator protein Tax.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 13 Jun 2003
Alefantis Timothy, Barmak Kate, Harhaj Edward W, Grant Christian, Wigdahl Brian
Abstract excerpt
Human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is the etiologic agent of adult T cell leukemia and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. The HTLV-I transactivator protein Tax plays an integral role in the etiology of adult T cell leukemia, as expression of Tax in T lymphocytes has been shown to result in immortalization. In addition, Tax is known to interface with numerous transcription factor...
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