Molecular Characterization and Role in T Cell Activation of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin a Binding to the HLA-DR α-Chain

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 158, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 3698-3704

  Thibodeau, Jacques ^a,e   Dohlsten, Mikael ^d   Cloutier, Isabelle ^a,c   Lavoie, Pascal M ^a,b   Bjork, Per ^d   Michel, Frédérique ^e   Léveillé, Claire ^f   Mourad, Walid ^f   Kalland, Terje ^d   Sékaly, Rafick Pierre ^a,b,c  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Pharmacia Oncology ^*  (Sweden)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN A, STAPHYLOCOCCAL; HLA DR ANTIGEN; SUPERANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; ENTEROTOXINS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0031569581     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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