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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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