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. 1985 Aug;55(2):497–499. doi: 10.1128/jvi.55.2.497-499.1985

Expression of the x-lor gene of human T-cell leukemia virus I in Escherichia coli.

W C Goh, J Sodroski, C Rosen, W Haseltine
PMCID: PMC254960  PMID: 2991573

Abstract

The 3'-terminal regions of the human T-cell leukemia virus I (HTLV-I) and HTLV-II genomes encode a novel gene product. We showed that expression of this region fused to the beta-galactosidase gene in bacteria produces a protein recognized by adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma patient sera. Rabbit antibodies raised against this protein specifically precipitated the 42-kilodalton x-lor gene protein from HTLV-I-infected cells.

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