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superantigen

Broader Terms:

microorganism antigen

Related Terms:

enterotoxin

Scope Note:

class of bacterial and viral proteins which stimulate a large proportion of T lymphocytes based on the expression of specific T cell antigen receptor Vbeta elements and thus do not require antigen processing by MHC class II molecules.

Term Number:

4004-0008


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