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Activation of mTOR by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 Tax is important for the transformation of mouse T cells to interleukin-2-independent growth.
Cancer science - 1 Feb 2012
Yoshita Manami, Higuchi Masaya, Takahashi Masahiko, Oie Masayasu, Tanaka Yuetsu, Fujii Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia, and it immortalizes and transforms human T cells in both an interleukin (IL)-2-dependent and -independent manner. HTLV-1 encodes Tax, which plays crucial roles in HTLV-1-mediated immortalization and transformation of human T cells. A previous study showed that Tax can transform a mouse T-cell line, CTLL-2, from having...
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