Characterization of HTLV-I in vivo infected T cell clones. IL-2-independent growth of nontransformed T cells.
Höllsberg P, Wucherpfennig KW, Ausubel LJ, Calvo V, Bierer BE, Hafler DA. Characterization of HTLV-I in vivo infected T cell clones. IL-2-independent growth of nontransformed T cells. The Journal Of Immunology 1992, 148: 3256-63. PMID: 1374452, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.148.10.3256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, Differentiation, T-LymphocyteBase SequenceCD3 ComplexClone CellsCyclosporineHTLV-I InfectionsHumansInterleukin-2Lymphocyte ActivationMolecular Sequence DataPolyenesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Interleukin-2RNA, MessengerSirolimusTacrolimusT-LymphocytesConceptsT cell clonesClonal proliferationCell clonesIL-2 receptor signalLymphotrophic virus type ICharacterization of HTLVInfected T cell clonesHTLV-I provirusBlood of subjectsVirus type IT cell activationAbsence of mitogensIL-2-mediated signalingIL-2-independent growthSite of actionMononuclear cellsIL-2Polymerase chain reactionT cellsExogenous growth factorsPeriodic restimulationFK-506Cell activationHTLVP55 chain