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Mutations defining functional regions of the superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin B

Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) is both a superantigen and toxin. As a superantigen, SEB can bind to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules to form a ligand for alpha/beta T cell receptors bearing particular V beta elements. As a toxin, SEB causes rapid weight loss in mice some...

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Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1992
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2119125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1370682