BK polyomavirus is ubiquitous, with a seropositivity rate of over 75% in the adult population.
Primary infection is thought to occur in the respiratory tract, but asymptomatic BK virus …

Polyomavirus infection is widespread in the human population. This family of viruses
normally maintains latent infection within the host cell but can cause a range of human …

We have discovered a novel polyomavirus present in multiple human stool samples. The
virus was initially identified by shotgun pyrosequencing of DNA purified from virus-like …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the regulation of immune responses.
Previous studies have indicated that dysregulating the miRNAs leads to the …

JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) is the causative agent of the fatal, incurable, neurological disease,
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). The virus is present in most of the adult …

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 …

Mammalian polyomaviruses are characterized by establishing persistent infections in
healthy hosts and generally causing clinical disease only in hosts whose immune systems …

Background BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) infection is a common asymptomatic viral infection in
the general population. Severe complications are seen in immunocompromised individuals …

BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) infection is the main factor affecting the prognosis of kidney
transplant recipients, as no antiviral agent is yet available. A better understanding of the …

JC virus (JCV), as an archetype, establishes a lifelong latent or persistent infection in many
healthy individuals. In immunocompromised patients, prototype JCV with variable mutations …