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Distinct T-cell receptor V beta gene usage by human T lymphocytes stimulated with the streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins and pep M5 protein
1 Feb 1992
Abstract excerpt
A number of streptococcal products, including the streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin (SPE) types A, B, and C as well as a 22-kDa fragment of M type 5 protein (pep M5), are potent stimulants of human T-lymphocyte blastogenesis and belong to the newly designated family of superantigens. The V beta usage of human T cells stimulated with these toxins was investigated by using the polymerase chain reaction. We...
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