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Staphylococcal Superantigens: Pyrogenic Toxins Induce Toxic Shock
Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and related superantigenic toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus are potent activators of the immune system. These protein toxins bind to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules and specific Vβ regions of T-cell receptors (TCRs), resulting in t...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6468478/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30909619 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins11030178 |