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Bacterial deception of MAIT cells in a cloud of superantigen and cytokines
The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is an important cause of the life-threatening condition toxic shock syndrome in humans. Bacterial toxins known as superantigens (SAgs) generate this illness by acting as broad activators of a substantial fraction of all T lymphocytes, bypassing the normally highly...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5542701/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28742082 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2003167 |