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Structural and functional role of threonine 112 in a superantigen Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 25 Jan 2002
Baker Matthew D, Papageorgiou Anastassios C, Titball Richard W, Miller Julie, White Sarah, Lingard Bryan, Lee Jeong Jin, Cavanagh David, Kehoe Michael A, Robinson John H, Acharya K Ravi
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial superantigens are potent T-cell stimulatory protein molecules produced by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. Their superantigenic activity can be attributed to their ability to cross-link major histocompatibility complex class II molecules with T-cell receptors (TCRs) to form a tri-molecular complex. Each superantigen is known to interact with a specific V(beta) element of TCR....
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