[In HTLV-I-infected cells, the 42-Kd long open reading frame (tat) protein encoded in part by the tat region of HTLV-I may act as a transacting activator that induces transcription of the IL-2 receptor gene, thus providing an explanation for the constant association of HTLV-I infection of lymphoid cells and IL-2 receptor expression.]. Sentence from MEDLINE/PubMed, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Gene-disease associations inferred from text-mining the literature.
DisGeNET evidence - LITERATURE