Identification of Rab18 as an Essential Host Factor for BK Polyomavirus Infection Using a Whole-Genome RNA Interference Screen

ABSTRACT BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) is a human pathogen first isolated in 1971. BKPyV infection is ubiquitous in the human population, with over 80% of adults worldwide being seropositive for BKPyV. BKPyV infection is usually asymptomatic; however, BKPyV reactivation in immunosuppressed transplant pati...

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Main Authors: Linbo Zhao, Michael J. Imperiale
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fe4a3ae4a9a349739d747e73c5fa1048
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