Figure 6
From: Induction of galectin-1 expression by HTLV-I Tax and its impact on HTLV-I infectivity
Soluble galectin-1 increases the extent of HTLV-I LTR activation in co-culture assay. Jurkat cells were transfected with 15 μg of pHTLV-Luc and cultured for 24 hours. The transfected cells were then incubated for an additional 24 hour with an equal number of HTLV-I-infected C91-PL cells (A) or supernatant of C91-PL cells (B) in the presence of galectin-1 added at various concentrations with or without lactose (50 mM). The cells were lysed 24 hours after co-culture and luciferase activities were measured. The results represent three independent co-culture assays and are expressed as the mean luciferase activity value +/- standard deviations (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01).