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The FASEB Journal, Vol 5, 2706-2712, Copyright © 1991 by The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

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Staphylococcal enterotoxin microbial superantigens

HM Johnson, JK Russell and CH Pontzer
Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611.

Staphylococcal enterotoxins are a family of structurally related proteins that are produced by Staphylococcus aureus. In addition to their role in the pathogenicity of food poisoning, these microbial superantigens have profound effects on the immune system, which makes them useful tools for understanding its mechanism of action. These molecules (24-30 kDa) are highly hydrophilic and exhibit low alpha helix and high beta pleated sheet content, suggesting a flexible, accessible structure. Staphylococcal enterotoxins are among the most potent activators of T lymphocytes known. The receptors for staphylococcal enterotoxins on antigen-presenting cells are major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules. Further, the alpha- helical regions of the class II molecule are essential for function and appear to interact directly with the NH2-terminal region of staphylococcal enterotoxins such as SEA. Recent studies have shown that a complex of staphylococcal enterotoxin and MHC class II molecules is required for binding to the V beta region of the T cell antigen receptor. Staphylococcal enterotoxin mitogenic activity is dependent on induction of interleukin 2, which may be intimately involved in the mechanism of toxicity. The mouse minor lymphocyte stimulating (M1s) "endogenous" self-superantigen has been shown to be a retroviral gene product, so this too is apparently a microbial superantigen. An understanding of the mechanisms of action of these microbial superantigens has implications for normal and pathological immune functions.


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