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Original Article

Isolation and characterization of a type II JC virus from a brain biopsy of a patient with PML

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Pages 307-315 | Received 19 May 1995, Accepted 19 Jun 1995, Published online: 10 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Brain tissue of a patient with multiple myeloma suffering from neurological disorders similar to those seen in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) patients was evaluated for the presence of the papovavirus, JCV. Results from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) revealed the presence of JCV with structural organization at the control region which is distinct from well-characterized isolates, ie Mad-1 and Mad-4. The control region of the new isolate, named JCVPhiln-l' contains a 22 nucleotide insertion which separates the TATA box from the NF-1 regulatory motif. Only 18 nucleotides of the insert are duplicated in the second copy of the enhancer/promoter of the new isolate, which is 84 nucleotides in size. Results from a transcription assay indicate a modest elevated level of JCVphila-l early promoter activity compared to that of JCVMad-4, in glial cell lines. The basal and T-antigen-induced transcriptional activities of the JCVPhila-l late promoter was lower with respect to Mad-4 late gene activity in glial cells. Of particular interest was the observation that in the cells producing the early protein, T-antigen, JCVphila-l NA replicated more efficiently then the Mad-4 DNA. These results suggest that the alterations seen in the JCVPhila-1, control region may differentially influence early and late gene expression and facilitate amplification of the viral genome in cells derived from the CNS.

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