Superantigens

by Bernhard Fleischer

Book Overview

This volume of Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology is concerned with a class of molecules that are the most potent polyclonal stimulators of T lymphocytes of several species. These molecules have been named "superantigens" because they use a mechanism of T cell stimulation closely mimicking MHC-restricted recognition of specific antigen: they act on variable parts of T cell antigen receptors and are presented by MHC class II molecules. Prototypes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642510000
• ISBN13: 9783642510007
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"