Gene Products, tax

**Definition:** Transcriptional trans-acting proteins of the promoter elements found in the long terminal repeats (LTR) of HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1 and HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2. The tax (trans-activator x; x is undefined) proteins act by binding to enhancer elements in the LTR.

**Tree numbers:** - D12.776.624.664.520.750.480 - D12.776.964.700.750.480 - D12.776.964.775.750.480 - D12.776.964.925.984.410

**Synonyms:** - Gene Product, tax - p40 tax - p40(tax) - tax Gene Products - tax Protein - Trans-Activator Protein p40(lor) - Trans-Activator Protein p40(tax) - Trans-Activator Protein p40(x) - Trans-Activator Protein p40x - Trans-Activator Protein pX - Transactivator p40(tax) - Transactivator Protein p40(x) - Transforming Antigen p40x