title: Selective cooperation of HTLV-1-encoded p40tax-1 with cellular oncoproteins in the induction of hematopoietic cell proliferation.
abstract: Human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiologic agent of adult T cell leukemia (ATL). The virus-encoded p40tax-1, a nuclear oncoprotein, is known to promote transcription of its own as well as a variety of cellular genes. However, the mechanism by which p40tax-1 promotes lymphocyte transformation is not fully understood. In the present study, we examined whether p40tax-1 can induce hematopoietic cell proliferation by cooperating with the products of cellular proto-oncogenes; i.e. an activated form of the src-family protein tyrosine kinase p56lck (lck F505), c-Myc or Bcl-2. These oncoproteins are critical mediators of interleukin 2 (IL-2)-induced proliferative signals. We show that p40tax-1 alone cannot render the hematopoietic cell line, BAF-B03, able to proliferate in the absence of cytokines, but it can do so in cooperation with lckF505, or c-Myc but not with Bcl-2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Z J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D002934:Cinnamates; D004351:Drug Resistance / Q000235:genetics; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism; D016356:Gene Products, tax / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D006921:Hygromycin B / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck); D051379:Mice; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000378:metabolism; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000502:physiology; D011691:Puromycin; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014162:Transfection; D019061:src-Family Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002934:Cinnamates; D016356:Gene Products, tax; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D006921:Hygromycin B; C026273:hygromycin A; D011691:Puromycin; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D019860:Lymphocyte Specific Protein Tyrosine Kinase p56(lck); D019061:src-Family Kinases