Article
Presentation of superantigen by human T cell clones: a model of T-T cell interaction.
European journal of immunology - 1 Aug 1992
Nisini R, Matricardi P M, Fattorossi A, Biselli R, D'Amelio R
Abstract excerpt
Superantigens (SAg) interact with T lymphocytes bearing particular V beta sequences as part of their T cell receptor (TcR). The interaction, however, requires the presence of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules on antigen-presenting cell (APC). In peculiar circumstances, MHC...
Topics
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Antigen-Presenting Cells
- Antigens, Bacterial
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Cell Communication
- Clone Cells
- Enterotoxins
- HIV Antigens
- Humans
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Phenotype
- Staphylococcus aureus
- T-Lymphocytes