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ArticleRetrovirology2006

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 2 Tax protein induces interleukin 2-independent growth in a T-cell line.

Rie Kondo, Masaya Higuchi, Masahiko Takahashi, Masayasu Oie, Yuetsu Tanaka, Fumitake Gejyo, Masahiro Fujii

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Article in Retrovirology, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rie KondoDivision of Virology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-Dori, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. rierie-j@d6.dion.ne.jp
Masaya Higuchi
Masahiko Takahashi
Masayasu Oie
Yuetsu Tanaka
Fumitake Gejyo
Masahiro Fujii
Niigata University · JPNiigata University Medical and Dental Hospital · JPUniversity of the Ryukyus · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia, HTLV type 2 (HTLV-2) is not associated with this malignancy. Accumulating evidence suggests that Tax, a transforming protein of HTLV-1 or HTLV-2, plays a crucial role in the distinctive pathogenesis of these two infections. We herein examined whether Tax2 by itself has a growth promoting activity in a mouse T-cell line CTLL-2, and compared the activity with that of Tax1.

resultsWe found that Tax2 converts the cell growth of CTLL-2 from an interleukin(IL)-2-dependent growth into an independent one. Cyclosporine A, an inhibitor of transcription factor NFAT, inhibited the growth of two out of four Tax2-transformed CTLL-2 cells, but it had little effect on two Tax1-transformed cells. While the HTLV-2-transformed human T-cell lines produce a significant amount of IL-2, Tax2-transformed CTLL-2 cells only produced a minimal amount of IL-2. These results thus suggest that NFAT-inducible gene(s) other than IL-2 play a role in the cell growth of Tax2-transformed CTLL-2 cells.

conclusionThese results show that HTLV-2 Tax2 by itself has a growth promoting activity toward a T-cell line CTLL-2, and the CTLL-2 assay used in this study may therefore be a useful tool for comparing the activity of Tax2 with that of Tax1 in T-cells, thereby elucidating the mechanism of HTLV-1 specific leukemogenesis.

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Cell Transformation, ViralAnimalsCell LineCell Line, TransformedCell ProliferationGene Products, taxHumansHuman T-lymphotropic virus 2Interleukin-2MiceT-LymphocytesGene Products, taxInterleukin-2

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PMID17140451
PMCPMC1697825
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