JC virus

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JC virus is a human polyomavirus that typically causes asymptomatic infection but can lead to severe demyelinating brain disease in immunocompromised individuals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf DNA virus
human polyomavirus
virus
abbreviation JCV NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs John Cunningham virus NERFINISHED
associatedDisease progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
biosafetyLevel 2
capsidSymmetry icosahedral
cellEntryReceptor serotonin receptor 5-HT2A
diagnosticMethod PCR of cerebrospinal fluid
brain MRI
brain biopsy
discoveredBy Chou NERFINISHED
ZuRhein NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1971
encodesProtein VP1 NERFINISHED
VP2 NERFINISHED
VP3 NERFINISHED
agnoprotein
large T antigen
small t antigen
enveloped no
family Polyomaviridae NERFINISHED
genomeSegment early region
late region
genomeStructure circular DNA
genomeType double-stranded DNA
genus Polyomavirus NERFINISHED
host Homo sapiens
human
latencySite bone marrow
kidney
lymphoid tissue
namedAfter John Cunningham NERFINISHED
oncogenicPotential possible
pathology demyelination
prevalence high seroprevalence in adults
primaryInfectionOutcome asymptomatic infection
reactivationCondition immunosuppression
reactivationOutcome central nervous system infection
viremia
riskGroup AIDS patients
immunocompromised individuals
organ transplant recipients
patients on natalizumab
patients on other immunosuppressive therapies
seroprevalenceRange 50-80% of adults
targetOrgan brain
taxonRank species
transmissionRoute oral-fecal route
respiratory route
urinary route
tropism astrocytes
kidney epithelial cells
oligodendrocytes

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