Abstract
By disrupting basal transcription machinery, HBZ RNA inhibits sense transcription of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1.
Repression of genomic expression may allow entry into proviral latency and escape from immune response.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors / genetics
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Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors / metabolism
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Epigenesis, Genetic
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Gene Silencing
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HTLV-I Infections*
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Human T-lymphotropic virus 1* / genetics
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Humans
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Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell*
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RNA
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Retroviridae Proteins / genetics
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Retroviridae Proteins / metabolism
Substances
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Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors
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HBZ protein, human T-cell leukemia virus type I
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Retroviridae Proteins
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RNA