The tax gene of human T-cell leukemia virus type 2 is essential for transformation of human T lymphocytes

Journal of Virology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 5194-5202

  Ross, Ted M ^a   Pettiford, Sherrie M ^a   Green, Patrick L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; TAX PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSFER; ENHANCER REGION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 2; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; VIRUS CELL TRANSFORMATION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0029900652     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.70.8.5194-5202.1996     Document Type: Article

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