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ArticleJournal of virology2004

Repression of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 and type 2 replication by a viral mRNA-encoded posttranscriptional regulator.

Ihab Younis, Lyne Khair, Miroslav Dundr, Michael D Lairmore, Genoveffa Franchini, Patrick L Green

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Article in Journal of virology, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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61citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ihab YounisDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, The Ohio State University, 1925 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Lyne Khair
Miroslav Dundr
Michael D Lairmore
Genoveffa Franchini
Patrick L Green
National Cancer Institute · USThe Ohio State University · USU-M Rogel Cancer Center

Funding

Role of Inflammation in Tax-mediated TumorigenesisP01CA100730 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Malachi Griffith · 2003 to 2026
$44.8M
T-CELL TRANSFORMATION BY ONCOVIRUSESZ01BC005645 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI FRANCHINI, GENOVEFFA · 1996 to 2008
$2.3M
ROLE OF HTLV TAX IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF HUMAN T CELLSR01CA077556 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI GREEN, PATRICK LEE · 1997 to 2009
$1.8M
Mechanism of p12I and p30II in HTLV1 InfectionR01CA092009 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI LAIRMORE, MICHAEL D · 2002 to 2003
$309k
NCI NIH HHS CA 77556NCI NIH HHS CA 92009NCI NIH HHS P01 CA100730NCI NIH HHS R01 CA077556NCI NIH HHS R01 CA092009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV-2 are complex retroviruses that persist in the host, eventually causing leukemia and neurological disease in a small percentage of infected individuals. In addition to structural and enzymatic proteins, HTLV encodes regulatory (Tax and Rex) and accessory (open reading frame I and II) proteins. The viral Tax and Rex proteins positively regulate virus production. Tax activates viral and cellular transcription to promote T-cell growth and, ultimately, malignant transformation. Rex acts posttranscriptionally to facilitate cytoplasmic expression of viral mRNAs that encode the structural and enzymatic gene products, thus positively controlling virion expression. Here, we report that both HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 have evolved accessory genes to encode proteins that act as negative regulators of both Tax and Rex. HTLV-1 p30(II) and the related HTLV-2 p28(II) inhibit virion production by binding to and retaining tax/rex mRNA in the nucleus. Reduction of viral replication in a cell carrying the provirus may allow escape from immune recognition in an infected individual. These data are consistent with the critical role of these proteins in viral persistence and pathogenesis in animal models of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, ViralCell LineDown-RegulationGene Products, rexGene Products, taxGenes, pXHumansHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1Human T-lymphotropic virus 2Retroviridae ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralVirus ReplicationGene Products, rexGene Products, taxRetroviridae ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA, Viraltof protein, Human T-lymphotropic virus 1

Identifiers

PMID15452228
PMCPMC521841
OpenAlexW2016494341

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