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Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infection and Detection
Published on: February 7, 2019
Generation of Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV)-like particles and their application to detection of MCV antibodies
Antoine Touzé1, Julien Gaitan, Françoise Arnold
1INSERM U618, Faculté de Pharmacie Ph Maupas, Université François Rabelais, and Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Trousseau, CHRU de Tours, 31 Avenue Monge, 37200 Tours, France.
Abstract:
The genome of a new human polyomavirus, known as Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCV), has recently been reported to be integrated within the cellular DNA of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a rare human skin cancer. To investigate MCV seroprevalence in the general population, we expressed three different MCV VP1 in insect cells using recombinant baculoviruses. Viruslike particles (VLPs) were obtained with only one of the three VP1 genes. High-titer antibodies against VP1 VLPs were detected in mice immunized with MCV VLPs, and limited cross-reactivity was observed with BK polyomavirus (BKV) and lymphotropic polyomavirus (LPV). MCV antibodies were detected in 77% of the general population, with no variations according to age.
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