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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 9.
Published in final edited form as: Vet Pathol. 2009 May 9;46(5):1003–1014. doi: 10.1354/vp.08-VP-0254-N-FL

Table 2.

Characterization and engraftment of cell lines infected with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) in immune deficient mice.

Cell Line Tax Expression Other HTLV-I Proteins Engraftment (no. mice engrafted/no. mice inoculated)
NOD/SCID NOD/SCIDβ2m−/− NOD/SCIDIL2-Rγ−/−
MET-1 + + 11/15 (12–14 weeks) 5/5 (9–12 weeks) Not done
MT-2 + + + + 2/5 small nodules 2/5 small nodules 5/5 (3–4 weeks)
C8166-45 + 0/5 0/5 0/5
ACH.2 + + + + 0/5 0/5 0/5