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Splicing-dependent restriction of the HBZ gene by Tax underlies biphasic HTLV-1 infection
28 Jul 2025
Abstract excerpt
HTLV-1 is an oncovirus that encodes a transactivator Tax and a regulatory gene HBZ. HTLV-1 early or infectious replication depends on Tax; during HTLV-1 late infection, HBZ plays a crucial role in driving the proliferation of infected cells and maintaining viral persistence. The biphasic replication pattern of HTLV-1 dictated by Tax and HBZ represents a result of viral host adaptation, but how HTLV-1 coordinates...
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