Crystal structure of staphylococcal enterotoxin B, a superantigen
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The staphylococcal enterotoxin B consists of a three-dimensional structure with main-chain folding of two domains which appears to characterize the morphology of all enterotoxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus. These enterotoxins are both toxins that trigger food poisoning symptoms and superantigens whose main immunological effect is to initiate the release of T cells. Enterotoxin B's binding sites for the T cell receptors and the major histocompatability complex have been identified.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1992
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Asynchronous replication and allelic exclusion in the immune system
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Research is presented concerning the analysis of the timing of DNA replication in order to determine the distinction between alleles. The asynchronous replication of the TCRbeta locus and the B-cell-receptor loci is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2001
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