| Evolution of human Polyomavirus JC: implications for the population history of humans. | |
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PMID: 11847555 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The polyomavirus JC virus (JCV), the etiological agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, is ubiquitous in the human population, infecting children asymptomatically, then persisting in the kidney. The main mode of transmission of JCV is from parents to children through long-term cohabitation. Twelve JCV subtypes that occupy unique domains in Europe, Africa, and Asia have been identified. Here, we attempted to elucidate the evolutionary relationships among JCV strains worldwide using the whole-genome approach with which a highly reliable phylogeny of JCV strains can be reconstructed. Sixty-five complete JCV DNA sequences, derived from various geographical regions and belonging to 11 of the 12 known subtypes, were subjected to phylogenetic analysis using three independent methods: the neighbor-joining, maximum parsimony, and maximum likelihood methods. The trees obtained with these methods consistently indicated that ancestral JCVs were divided into three superclusters, designated as Types A, B, and C. A split in Type A generated two subtypes, EU-a and -b, mainly containing European and Mediterranean strains. The first split in Type B generated Af2 (the major African subtype). Subsequent splits in Type B generated B1-c (a minor European subtype) and all seven Asian subtypes (B1-a, -b, -d, B2, MY, CY, and SC). Type C generated a single subtype (Af1), consisting of strains derived from western Africa. While the present findings provided a basis on which to classify JCV into types or subtypes, they have several implications for the divergence and migration of human populations. |
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Authors:
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Chie Sugimoto; Masami Hasegawa; Atsushi Kato; Huai-Ying Zheng; Hideki Ebihara; Fumiaki Taguchi; Tadaichi Kitamura; Yoshiaki Yogo |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of molecular evolution Volume: 54 ISSN: 0022-2844 ISO Abbreviation: J. Mol. Evol. Publication Date: 2002 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-02-15 Completed Date: 2002-06-26 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0360051 Medline TA: J Mol Evol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 285-97 Citation Subset: IM |
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Laboratory of Viral Infection, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan. |
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Base Sequence Evolution, Molecular* Genetics, Population* Humans JC Virus / genetics* Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny* Sequence Alignment |
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