COOPERATION BETWEEN BOVINE LEUKEMIA-VIRUS TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN AND HA-RAS ONCOGENE PRODUCT IN CELLULAR-TRANSFORMATION
COOPERATION BETWEEN BOVINE LEUKEMIA-VIRUS TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN AND HA-RAS ONCOGENE PRODUCT IN CELLULAR-TRANSFORMATION
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DOI:
10.1002/j.1460-2075.1990.tb08277.x
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发表时间:
1990-05-01
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影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
KETTMANN, R
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作者:
WILLEMS, L;HEREMANS, H;KETTMANN, R
Human T-lymphotropic viruses (HTLV-I and -II) and bovine leukemia virus (BLV) express transactivator proteins able to increase long terminal repeat (LTR) directed viral expression. These transacting factors are thought to be involved in the induction of leukaemia by these viruses. Transfection of BLV transactivator p34tax together with Ha-ras immortalizes and transforms rat embryo fibroblasts, in vitro. The transformed cells induce tumours in nude mice. These data emphasize the causal role exerted by p34tax in in vivo tumorigenesis.