[HTML][HTML] Signal transduction to the permeability transition pore

A Rasola, M Sciacovelli, B Pantic, P Bernardi - FEBS letters, 2010 - Elsevier
The permeability transition pore (PTP) is an inner mitochondrial membrane channel that has
been thoroughly characterized functionally, yet remains an elusive molecular entity. The …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of HTLV-1 persistence and transformation

M Boxus, L Willems - British journal of cancer, 2009 - nature.com
Adult T-cell leukaemia (ATL) is caused by the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-
1). HTLV-1 has elaborated strategies to persist and replicate in the presence of a strong …

[HTML][HTML] mTOR inhibition downregulates glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and induces ROS-dependent death in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells

M Silic-Benussi, E Sharova, F Ciccarese, I Cavallari… - Redox biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract mTOR activation is a hallmark of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) and is
associated with resistance to glucocorticoid (GC)-based chemotherapy. We previously …

Regulation of HTLV-1 transformation

KJ Ernzen, AR Panfil - Bioscience reports, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the only identified oncogenic human
retrovirus. HTLV-1 infects approximately 5–10 million people worldwide and is the infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Glucose metabolism and oxygen availability govern reactivation of the latent human retrovirus HTLV-1

A Kulkarni, M Mateus, CC Thinnes, JS McCullagh… - Cell chemical …, 2017 - cell.com
The human retrovirus HTLV-1 causes a hematological malignancy or neuroinflammatory
disease in∼ 10% of infected individuals. HTLV-1 primarily infects CD4+ T lymphocytes and …

[HTML][HTML] HTLV-1 and HTLV-2: highly similar viruses with distinct oncogenic properties

V Ciminale, F Rende, U Bertazzoni… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 share broad similarities in their overall genetic organization and
expression pattern, but they differ substantially in their pathogenic properties. This review …

Src kinases are important regulators of mitochondrial functions

E Hebert-Chatelain - The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Mitochondria produce the most part of the energy used by the cells. This energetic
production occurs through the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) process. Mitochondrial …

Orf-I and Orf-II-Encoded Proteins in HTLV-1 Infection and Persistence

D Edwards, C Fenizia, H Gold… - Viruses, 2011 - mdpi.com
The 3'end of the human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type-1 (HTLV-1) genome contains
four overlapping open reading frames (ORF) that encode regulatory proteins. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Selective killing of human T-ALL cells: an integrated approach targeting redox homeostasis and the OMA1/OPA1 axis

M Silic-Benussi, G Scattolin, I Cavallari… - Cell Death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Approximately 20% of pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) patients are
currently incurable due to primary or secondary resistance to glucocorticoid-based …

Redox regulation of T-cell turnover by the p13 protein of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1: distinct effects in primary versus transformed cells

M Silic-Benussi, I Cavallari, N Vajente… - Blood, The Journal …, 2010 - ashpublications.org
The present study investigated the function of p13, a mitochondrial protein of human T-cell
leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). Although necessary for viral propagation in vivo, the …