Recombined sequences between the non-coding control regions of JC and BK viruses found in the urine of a renal transplantation patient

Virus Genes. 2012 Dec;45(3):581-4. doi: 10.1007/s11262-012-0815-9. Epub 2012 Sep 5.

Abstract

Kidney cells are the common host for JC virus (JCV) and BK virus (BKV). Reactivation of JCV and/or BKV in patients after organ transplantation, such as renal transplantation, may cause hemorrhagic cystitis and polyomavirus-associated nephropathy. Furthermore, JCV and BKV may be shed in the urine after reactivation in the kidney. Rearranged as well as archetypal non-coding control regions (NCCRs) of JCV and BKV have been frequently identified in human samples. In this study, three JC/BK recombined NCCR sequences were identified in the urine of a patient who had undergone renal transplantation. They were designated as JC-BK hybrids 1, 2, and 3. The three JC/BK recombinant NCCRs contain up-stream JCV as well as down-stream BKV sequences. Deletions of both JCV and BKV sequences were found in these recombined NCCRs. Recombination of DNA sequences between JCV and BKV may occur during co-infection due to the relatively high homology of the two viral genomes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • BK Virus / genetics
  • BK Virus / isolation & purification*
  • BK Virus / pathogenicity
  • Base Sequence
  • Coinfection / virology
  • DNA, Viral / urine*
  • Genome, Viral
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • JC Virus / genetics
  • JC Virus / isolation & purification*
  • JC Virus / pathogenicity
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Kidney / virology
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Point Mutation
  • Polyomavirus Infections / urine
  • Polyomavirus Infections / virology
  • Recombination, Genetic*
  • Sequence Deletion
  • Tumor Virus Infections / urine
  • Tumor Virus Infections / virology
  • Untranslated Regions*
  • Virus Activation

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • Untranslated Regions