Human T cell leukemia virus type 2 (HTLV-2) Tax2 has a dominant activity over HTLV-1 Tax1 to immortalize human CD4+ T cells

HTLV-1 bZIP Factor Induces T-Cell Lymphoma and Systemic Inflammation In Vivo

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NF-κB Hyper-Activation by HTLV-1 Tax Induces Cellular Senescence, but Can Be Alleviated by the Viral Anti-Sense Protein HBZ

(2011) Huijun Zhi et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and leukemic transformation: viral infectivity, Tax, HBZ and therapy

(2010) M Matsuoka et al.   ONCOGENE

Identification of a novel motif responsible for the distinctive transforming activity of human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) type 1 Tax1 protein from HTLV-2 Tax2

(2009) Toshiyuki Shoji et al.   Retrovirology

Distinct functions of HTLV-1 Tax1 from HTLV-2 Tax2 contribute key roles to viral pathogenesis

(2009) Masaya Higuchi et al.   Retrovirology

Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Infection Leads to Arrest in the G1 Phase of the Cell Cycle

(2008) M. Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY