News Release 6-Dec-2024 New model for replication of BKPyV virus, a major cause of kidney transplant failure There are no effective antivirals against BK polyomavirus in transplanted kidneys.

New model for replication of BKPyV virus, a major cause of kidney transplant failure Date: December 6, 2024 Source: University of Alabama at Birmingham Summary: BK polyomavirus, or BKPyV, is a ...

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“Our data point to an overall model in which ANKLE2 regulates virus-induced membrane rearrangements to accelerate orthoflavivirus replication and avoid immune detection,” the team stated.

To better understand BKPyV replication and ways to prevent it, researchers in the UAB Department of Microbiology have published a single-cell analysis of BKPyV infection in primary kidney cells. Their ...

“This study provides compelling evidence that antibody-based therapies can be used to reduce systemic infection and target ...