Table 1

HTLV-1 Tax protein mutants and their functions

Tax mutantFunction impaired by mutation
M7 (C29A-P30S) Failed to interact with CREB protein42 ; Nuclear localization signal (NLS) inactivated46  
M22 (T130A-L131S) NF-κB activation43,47,,–50  
M47 (L319R-L320S) CREB/ATF activation42,–44 ; HTLV-1 transactivation45,47,51,–53  
Tax (K189R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K193R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K197R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K263R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K280R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K284R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K263R-K284R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K263R-K280R-K284R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax mutantFunction impaired by mutation
M7 (C29A-P30S) Failed to interact with CREB protein42 ; Nuclear localization signal (NLS) inactivated46  
M22 (T130A-L131S) NF-κB activation43,47,,–50  
M47 (L319R-L320S) CREB/ATF activation42,–44 ; HTLV-1 transactivation45,47,51,–53  
Tax (K189R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K193R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K197R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K263R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K280R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K284R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K263R-K284R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
Tax (K263R-K280R-K284R) Tax ubiquitination site22,35  
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