The BK virus (BKPyV) is a member of the Polyomaviridae family first isolated in 1971. BKPyV
causes frequent infections during childhood and establishes persistent infections with …

About 40 years ago, the large and small tumor antigens (LT-Ag and sT-Ag) of the
polyomavirus (PyVs) simian vacuolating virus 40 have been identified and characterized. To …

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a rare demyelinating disease caused
by infection with JC Polyomavirus (JCPyV). Despite the identification of the disease and …

ABSTRACT BK polyomavirus (PyV) is a major source of kidney failure in transplant
recipients. The standard treatment for patients with lytic BKPyV infection is to reduce …

All members of the polyomavirus family encode a large T antigen (LT) protein that plays
essential roles in viral DNA replication, regulation of viral gene expression, and the …

JC polyomavirus (JCPyV), a ubiquitous human pathogen, causes several devastating brain
diseases in immune‐compromised individuals. The most notable of these JCPyV …

Polyomaviruses are ubiquitous human pathogens that cause lifelong, asymptomatic
infections in healthy individuals. Although these viruses are restrained by an intact immune …

ABSTRACT BK polyomavirus (BKV) establishes persistent, low-level, and asymptomatic
infections in most humans and causes polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PVAN) and …

Small noncoding RNAs regulate a variety of cellular processes, including genomic
imprinting, chromatin remodeling, replication, transcription, and translation. Here, we report …

Background Through incorporation into virus particles, the HIV-1 Vpr protein participates in
the early steps of the virus life cycle by influencing the reverse transcription process. We …