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  • Title: Constitutive expression of IRF-5 in HTLV-1-infected T cells.
    Author: Ishikawa C, Senba M, Barnes BJ, Mori N.
    Journal: Int J Oncol; 2015 Jul; 47(1):361-9. PubMed ID: 26004104.
    Abstract:
    Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiologic agent of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), an aggressive and fatal leukemia of T cells. Interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-5 plays a critical role in the induction of interferon genes in viral infected cells. We examined the specific mechanisms underlying the expression and regulation of IRF-5 in HTLV-1-infected T cells. IRF-5 was constitutively transcribed into three distinct alternatively spliced isoforms (V1, V3 and V4) in HTLV-1-infected T-cell lines but not in uninfected T-cell lines. IRF-5 was also upregulated in HTLV-1-infected T-cell lines at protein level. Nuclear IRF-5 expression was noted in ATL cells present in lymph nodes and skin lesions. IRF-5 mRNA expression was induced following infection of T cells with HTLV-1, and specifically by viral oncoprotein Tax. Tax also activated V3 promoter. Microarray analysis of IRF-5-expressing uninfected T cells demonstrated that IRF-5 induced the expression of tumor necrosis factor family cytokines. The results suggest that IRF-5 is a Tax-regulated gene, and its expression may be associated with the pathogenesis of ATL.
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