The etiological role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in anogenital tract and head and neck
cancers is well established. However, only a low percentage of HPV-positive women …

In the last 10 years, better immunosuppression drugs have decreased the rates of acute
rejection in kidney transplantation but have also led to the emergence of polyomavirus …

Cancer is a serious public health problem globally. Many human cancers are induced by
viruses. Understanding of the mechanisms by which oncogenic (tumorigenic) viruses induce …

The BK virus (BKPyV) is a member of the Polyomaviridae family first isolated in 1971. BKPyV
causes frequent infections during childhood and establishes persistent infections with …

Interference with tumor suppressor pathways by polyomavirus-encoded tumor antigens (T-
Ags) can result in transformation. Consequently, it is thought that T-Ags encoded by Merkel …

The large tumor antigen (T antigen) encoded by simian virus 40 is an amazing molecular
machine because it orchestrates viral infection by modulating multiple fundamental viral and …

The present review provides an overview of recent advances regarding the function of Th17
cells and their produced cytokines in the progression of viral diseases. Viral infections alone …

Polyomaviruses are DNA tumor viruses with small circular genomes encoding only six
proteins including three structural capsid proteins. Despite this simplicity, our understanding …

BK polyomavirus (BKV) is an important cause of graft loss in renal transplant recipients that
continues to pose a significant challenge to clinicians due to its frequently unpredictable …

Although the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer have gradually begun to decline in
the past few years, it is still one of the leading causes of death from malignant tumors in the …