title: Efficient propagation of archetype BK and JC polyomaviruses.
abstract: BKPyV and JCPyV are closely related, ubiquitous human pathogens that cause disease in immunocompromised patients. The DNA sequence of the regulatory regions distinguishes two forms of these viruses, designated archetype and rearranged. Although cell culture systems exist for rearranged BKPyV and JCPyV, currently there is no robust cell culture system to study the archetype viruses. Large T antigen (TAg) is a virally encoded protein required to initiate viral DNA synthesis. Because archetype virus produces undetectable levels of TAg, we hypothesized that TAg overexpression would stimulate archetype virus replication. Efficient propagation of the archetype forms of BKPyV and JCPyV was observed in 293TT cells, human embryonic kidney cells overexpressing SV40 TAg. Importantly, the archetypal structure of the regulatory region was maintained during viral growth. Significant replication was not observed for Merkel cell, KI, or WU polyomaviruses. 293TT cells provide a means of propagating archetype BKPyV and JCPyV for detailed study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5620, USA. broekenm@umich.edu
authors.forename: Nicole M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Broekema
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Imperiale
mesh_terms: D000957:Antigens, Viral, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D001739:BK Virus / Q000502:physiology*; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D015967:Gene Expression Regulation, Viral; D006801:Humans; D007577:JC Virus / Q000502:physiology*; D010957:Plasmids; D014776:Virus Cultivation / Q000379:methods*; D014779:Virus Replication / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000957:Antigens, Viral, Tumor; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004279:DNA, Viral
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