Human polyomavirus BKV infection of endothelial cells results in interferon pathway induction and persistence.

Polyomavirus BKV is highly prevalent among humans. The virus establishes an asymptomatic persistent infection in the urinary system in healthy people, but uncontrolled productive infection of the virus in immunocompromised patients can lead to serious diseases. In spite of its high prevalence, our k...

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Main Authors: Ping An, Maria Teresa Sáenz Robles, Alexis M Duray, Paul G Cantalupo, James M Pipas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007505