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Clonal heterogeneity of superantigen reactivity in human V beta 6+ T cell clones. Limited contributions of V beta sequence polymorphisms.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jan 1992
Goronzy J J, Oppitz U, Weyand C M
Abstract excerpt
Superantigens encoded in the genome or released by bacteria have been identified as potent modulators of the murine immune system. High frequencies of mature or immature T cells are activated or intrathymically deleted when superantigens cross-link MHC class II molecules and the V beta element of the TCR. The V beta specificity discriminates superantigens from polyclonal T cell stimulators as well as specific Ag...
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