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Tax protein of human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 induces interleukin 17 gene expression in T cells Free

Abstract

Tax protein of human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) induces the expression of several cellular genes that are involved in T cell activation and proliferation. In this study, it was observed that Tax upregulated the expression of human interleukin 17 (IL17), a cytokine mainly produced by activated CD4 memory T cells. Indeed, IL17 mRNA was highly expressed in HTLV-1-infected T cells as well as in Tax-expressing Jurkat T cells, whereas it was not detectable in HTLV-1-negative T cell lines. The clinical relevance of these observations was further demonstrated by quantitative assessment of IL17 expression in lymphocytes isolated from one HTLV-1-infected patient. To define the transcriptional activation of the IL17 gene by Tax, the 5′-flanking region of this gene was cloned and a reporter gene analysis performed. The presence of a Tax-responsive region spanning 614 bp upstream of the initiation start site was identified, in HeLa as well as in Jurkat cells, stimulated with phorbol myristate acetate and Ca ionophore. Finally, Tax mutants were used to show that the transcriptional activation of the IL17 promoter by Tax was dependent on the CREB/ATF pathway. As IL17 upregulates the expression of several pro-inflammatory cytokines, these observations provide new insights into the involvement of the Tax protein in the pathophysiology of HTLV-1-associated inflammatory disorders.

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Tax protein of human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 induces interleukin 17 gene expression in T cells
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