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JCV possesses a small, circular, double-stranded DNA genome, divided into early and late protein-coding regions. The non-coding control region (NCCR) functions bidirectionally for both early and late genes, and the agnogene is located downstream of TCR and upstream of three capsid proteins in the late region. Previously, in cell culture systems, we demonstrated that these capsid proteins accumulate in intranuclear domains known as promyelocytic leukemia nuclear bodies (PML-NBs), where they assemble into virus-like particles (VLPs). To investigate the agnogene\u2019s function, VLPs were formed in its presence or absence, and differential gene expression was analyzed using microarray technology. The results revealed altered expression of histone-modifying enzymes, including methyltransferases (EHMT1, PRMT7) and demethylases (KDM2B, KDM5C, KDM6B), as well as various kinases and phosphatases. Notably, CTDP1, which dephosphorylates the C-terminal domain of an RNA polymerase II subunit, was also differentially expressed. The changes were predominant in the presence of the agnogene. These findings indicate that the agnogene and\/or its protein product likely influence epigenetic regulation associated with PML-NBs, which may influence cell cycle control. Consistently, in human brain tissue, JCV-infected glial cells displayed maintenance of a diploid chromosomal complement, likely through G2 arrest. 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