Gram‐positive bacterial superantigen outside‐in signaling causes toxic shock syndrome
AJ Brosnahan, PM Schlievert - The FEBS journal, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci) are Gram‐
positive pathogens capable of producing a variety of bacterial exotoxins known as …
positive pathogens capable of producing a variety of bacterial exotoxins known as …
Bacterial superantigens-mechanism of T cell activation by the superantigens and their role in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases
T Uchiyama, XJ Yan, K Imanishi… - Microbiology and …, 1994 - jstage.jst.go.jp
It has been 6 years since the novel concept of superantigen was proposed in 1989 in the
fields which cover immunology, microbiology and the study of infectious diseases (83) …
fields which cover immunology, microbiology and the study of infectious diseases (83) …
Microbial superantigens: from structure to function
AC Papageorgiou, KR Acharya - Trends in microbiology, 2000 - cell.com
Superantigens are highly potent immune stimulators with a unique ability to interact
simultaneously with MHC class II molecules and T cell receptors, forming a trimolecular …
simultaneously with MHC class II molecules and T cell receptors, forming a trimolecular …
Staphylococcal and streptococcal superantigens: molecular, biological and clinical aspects
JE Alouf, H Müller-Alouf - International journal of medical microbiology, 2003 - Elsevier
Superantigens (SAgs) include a class of certain bacterial and viral proteins exhibiting highly
potent lymphocyte-transforming (mitogenic) activity towards human and or other mammalian …
potent lymphocyte-transforming (mitogenic) activity towards human and or other mammalian …
Superantigens in human disease
HM Johnson, JK Russell, CH Pontzer - Scientific American, 1992 - JSTOR
Normally, when a person's im mune system encounters a pro tein made by a virus or other
microbe, fewer than one in"'10,000 of the white blood cells known as T lym phocytes react …
microbe, fewer than one in"'10,000 of the white blood cells known as T lym phocytes react …
Superantigens: structure-function relationships
MD Baker, KR Acharya - International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2004 - Elsevier
Superantigens are a class of highly potent immuno-stimulatory molecules produced by
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. These toxins possess the unique …
Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes. These toxins possess the unique …
Staphylococcal superantigens as inducers of signal transduction in MHC class II-positive cells
W Mourad, R Al-Daccak, T Chatila, RS Geha - Seminars in immunology, 1993 - Elsevier
Staphylococcal superantigens (SEs and TSST-1) interact with and potentially activate two of
the main subsets of the immune system: T lymphocytes and MHC class II-positive cells …
the main subsets of the immune system: T lymphocytes and MHC class II-positive cells …
Structure and function of streptococcal and staphylococcal superantigens in septic shock
J Bannan, K Visvanathan, JB Zabriskie - Infectious disease clinics of North …, 1999 - Elsevier
The pyrogenic exotoxins of group A streptococci (SPEs) and the enterotoxins of
Staphylococcus aureus (SEs) constitute a family of structurally related toxins that also share …
Staphylococcus aureus (SEs) constitute a family of structurally related toxins that also share …
Immune response to staphylococcal superantigens
T Krakauer - Immunologic research, 1999 - Springer
Staphylococcal exotoxins, staphylococcal enterotoxins AE (SEA-SEE), and toxic shock
syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) are potent activators of the immune system and cause a variety …
syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) are potent activators of the immune system and cause a variety …
[HTML][HTML] Streptococcal superantigens: biological properties and potential role in disease
Superantigens (SAgs) are a family of highly potent mitogens that share the ability to trigger
excessive stimulation of human and other mammalian T lymphocytes. This leads to a …
excessive stimulation of human and other mammalian T lymphocytes. This leads to a …