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Transcriptional Activation Mechanisms and Target Genes of the Oncogene Product Tax of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1.

Mashiro Shirasawa, Rinka Nakajima, Yaxuan Zhou, Mariana Fikriyanti, Ritsuko Iwanaga, Andrew P Bradford, Kenta Kurayoshi, Keigo Araki, Kiyoshi Ohtani

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Mashiro ShirasawaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1 Gakuen Uegahara, Sanda 669-1330, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID 0009-0000-5743-7842
Rinka NakajimaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1 Gakuen Uegahara, Sanda 669-1330, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID 0009-0000-3222-7590
Yaxuan ZhouDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1 Gakuen Uegahara, Sanda 669-1330, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID 0009-0009-2593-3572
Mariana FikriyantiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1 Gakuen Uegahara, Sanda 669-1330, Hyogo, Japan.
Ritsuko IwanagaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 East 19th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-1142-4753
Andrew P BradfordDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 East 19th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8728-571X
Kenta KurayoshiDivision of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Ishikawa, Japan.
Keigo ArakiDepartment of Morphological Biology, Ohu University School of Dentistry, 31-1 Misumido Tomitamachi, Koriyama 963-8611, Fukushima, Japan.
Kiyoshi OhtaniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1 Gakuen Uegahara, Sanda 669-1330, Hyogo, Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). The trans-activator protein Tax of HTLV-1 is thought to play a crucial role in the early-stage transformation of the virus-infected cells. Tax is a multi-functional protein and modulates cellular signaling pathways that promote proliferation and survival of HTLV-1-infected cells, primarily through the trans-activation of cellular target genes. Tax interacts with a variety of host cell factors including signal transducers and transcription factors, leading to the activation of transcription factors such as CREB, NF-κB, and SRF and activates both its own promoter and those of a variety of host cellular genes. Tax activates its own promoter mainly through CREB and host cellular genes through NF-κB, SRF, and CREB. Accumulating evidence indicates that the Tax-mediated trans-activation of target genes through NF-κB plays an essential role in the transformation of HTLV-1 infected cells. However, the repertoire of Tax target genes, especially those crucial for leukemogenesis, are not known in detail. In this review, we summarize transcriptional activation mechanisms and target genes of Tax, especially focusing on transformation, to facilitate understanding of the underlying mechanisms of leukemogenesis induced by HTLV-1 infection.

Indexed as

Gene Products, taxHTLV-I InfectionsHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-CellTranscriptional ActivationHumansNF-kappa BSignal TransductionGene Products, taxNF-kappa Btax protein, Human T-lymphotrophic virus 1HTLV-1leukemogenesistarget genesTaxtrans-activation

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PMID41153438
PMCPMC12564054

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