Biological Properties of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin-Like Toxin Type R

Omoe K; Imanishi K; Hu DL; Kato H; Takahashi-Omoe H; Nakane A; Uchijama T; Shinagawa K

doi:10.1128/iai.72.6.3664-3667.2004

Biological Properties of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin-Like Toxin Type R

Omoe K, Imanishi K, Hu DL +5 more2004Infection and ImmunityJournal Article

10.1128/iai.72.6.3664-3667.2004 PubMed Free full text

Abstract

We investigated the biological properties of a novel staphylococcal enterotoxin-like putative toxin, staphylococcal enterotoxin-like toxin type R (SElR). Major histocompatibility complex class II molecules were required for T-cell stimulation by SElR. SElR stimulated T cells bearing receptors Vβ 3, 11, 12, 13.2, and 14. These results suggested that SElR acts as a superantigen.

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