| merkel cell polyomavirus infection of animal dermal fibroblasts. | merkel cell polyomavirus (mcpyv) is the first polyomavirus to be associated with human cancer. mechanistic studies attempting to fully elucidate mcpyv oncogenic mechanisms have been hampered by the lack of animal models for mcpyv infection. in this study, we examined the infectability of mcpyv-gfp pseudovirus, mcpyv recombinant virion, and several mcpyv chimeric viruses in dermal fibroblasts isolated from various model animals, including mouse (mus musculus), rabbit (oryctolagus cuniculus), rat ... | 2017 | 29167345 |