Mechanisms of pathogenesis induced by bovine leukemia virus (BLV) as a model for human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV)

Mechanisms of pathogenesis induced by bovine leukemia virus (BLV) as a model for human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV)

Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) and human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) make up a unique retrovirus family. Both viruses induce chronic lymphoproliferative diseases with BLV affecting the B-cell lineage and HTLV-1 affecting the T-cell lineage. The pathologies of BLV- and HTLV-induced infections...

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Main Authors: Yoko eAida, Hironobu eMurakami, Masahiko eTakagashi, Shin-nosuke eTakeshima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Apoptosis
HTLV-1
tax
ATL
BLV
transactivation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00328/full

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