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The Superantigen Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin C (SPE-C) Exhibits a Novel Mode of Action

Recombinant streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin C (SPE-C) is a potent superantigen that stimulates Vβ2-bearing human T cells, but is inactive in mice. SPE-C binds with high affinity to both human HLA-DR and murine I-E molecules, but not to murine I-A molecules in a zinc-dependent fashion. Competition b...

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Autores principales: Li, Pei-Lin, Tiedemann, Rodger E., Moffat, S. Louise, Fraser, John D.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2199005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9236189