The agnogene of the human polyomavirus BK is expressed

J Virol. 1998 Jul;72(7):6233-6. doi: 10.1128/JVI.72.7.6233-6236.1998.

Abstract

Primate polyomavirus genomes all contain an open reading frame at the 5' end of the late coding region called the agnogene. A simian virus 40 agnoprotein with unknown functions has previously been demonstrated. We now show that a BK virus agnoprotein appears in the perinuclear area and cytoplasm late in the infectious cycle. It is phosphorylated in vivo and coimmunoprecipitates with a subset of host cell proteins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • BK Virus / chemistry*
  • BK Virus / genetics
  • Humans
  • Phosphorylation
  • Precipitin Tests
  • Viral Proteins / analysis*
  • Viral Proteins / genetics
  • Viral Proteins / metabolism
  • Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins

Substances

  • Viral Proteins
  • Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins
  • agnoprotein, polyomavirus