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Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 mitochondrion-localizing protein p13(II) is required for viral infectivity in vivo.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2006
Hiraragi Hajime, Kim Seung-Jae, Phipps Andrew J, Silic-Benussi Micol, Ciminale Vincenzo, Ratner Lee, Green Patrick L, Lairmore Michael D
Abstract excerpt
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), the etiological agent of adult T-cell leukemia, encodes unique regulatory and accessory proteins in the pX region of the provirus, including the open reading frame II product p13(II). p13(II) localizes to mitochondria, binds farnesyl pyrophosphate synthetase, an enzyme involved in posttranslational farnesylation of Ras, and alters Ras-dependent cell signaling and...
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