Structure of the Superantigen Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B in Complex with Tcr and Peptide-Mhc Demonstrates Absence of Tcr-Peptide Contacts.
Rodstrom, K.E.J., Elbing, K., Lindkvist-Petersson, K.(2014) J Immunol 193: 1998
- PubMed: 25015819 
- DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1401268
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4C56 - PubMed Abstract: 
Superantigens are immune-stimulatory toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus, which are able to interact with host immune receptors to induce a massive release of cytokines, causing toxic shock syndrome and possibly death. In this article, we present the x-ray structure of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) in complex with its receptors, the TCR and MHC class II, forming a ternary complex ...