Genes in the pX region of human T cell leukemia virus I influence Vav phosphorylation in T cells
AUTOR(ES)
Mahana, W.
FONTE
National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
Human T cell leukemia virus I (HTLV-I) causes acute leukemic disease in a low percentage of infected individuals through obscure mechanisms. Our studies compare two rabbit HTLV-I-infected T cell lines: one, RH/K34, causes lethal experimental leukemia and the other, RH/K30, mediates asymptomatic infection. We show herein that the product of the protooncogene vav is constitutively Tyr-phosphorylated in RH/K34 but not in RH/K30. A role for the retrovirus in phosphorylation of Vav was assigned by transfection experiments with molecular clones of HTLV-I derived from the two lines. The HTLV-I molecular clone from RH/K30, but not that from RH/K34, down-regulates Vav phosphorylation in a Herpesvirus ateles-transformed T cell line. Use of recombinant virus clones revealed that a pX region sequence differing by two nucleotides between the two clones mediates this down-regulation. Because Vav is involved in T cell signaling and Vav phosphorylation occurs upon activation of T cells, control of the activation state of Vav by viral proteins may relate to the leukemogenic potential of certain HTLV-I-infected cells.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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