Abstract
A modification of the polymerase chain reaction has been used to establish the fact that a collection of Staphylococcus aureus toxins are "superantigens," each of which interacts with the T-cell alpha beta receptor of human T cells by means of a specific set of V beta elements.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antigens, Bacterial / immunology*
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Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / genetics*
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Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / immunology
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Bacterial Toxins / immunology*
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Base Sequence
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CD3 Complex
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Genes
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Humans
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Macromolecular Substances
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Mice
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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RNA / genetics
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Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / genetics*
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Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / immunology
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Species Specificity
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T-Lymphocytes / immunology*
Substances
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Antigens, Bacterial
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Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
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Bacterial Toxins
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CD3 Complex
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Macromolecular Substances
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Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
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RNA