Browsing Microbiology and Immunology by Author "Barbeau, Benoit"
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Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) bZIP Protein Interacts with the Cellular Transcription Factor CREB To Inhibit HTLV-1 Transcription
Lemasson, Isabelle; Lewis, Matthew R.; Polakowski, Nicholas; Hivin, Patrick; Cavanagh, Marie-Helene; Thebault, Sabine; Barbeau, Benoit; Nyborg, Jennifer K.; Mesnard, Jean-Michel (East Carolina University, 2007-02)The complex human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) retrovirus encodes several proteins that are unique to the virus within its 3 -end region. Among them, the viral transactivator Tax and posttranscriptional regulator ... -
JunD/HBZ enhances HBZ enhances HTLV-1 antisense transcription
Peloponese, Jean-Marie; Lemasson, Isabelle; Barbeau, Benoit; Mesnard, Jean-Michel (2011)Infection with the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) results in a variety of diseases including adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), a fatal malignancy characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of virally infected ... -
Upregulation of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Antisense Transcription by the Viral Tax Protein
Landry, Sebastien; Halin, Marilene; Vargas, Amandine; Lemasson, Isabelle; Mesnard, Jean-Michel; Barbeau, Benoit (East Carolina University, 2009-02)Several studies have recently demonstrated the existence of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) antisense transcripts, which allow the synthesis of the newly described HBZ protein. Although previous reports have ...