Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) binds to major histocompatibility complex class II molecules, and the toxin-class II complexes induce proliferation of T cells expressing V beta 2 sequences. To define the residues involved in TSST-1 binding, a set of transfectants expressing 21 HLA-DR alpha chain mutants were analyzed for their abilities to bind and present TSST-1 and to present an antigenic peptide. Mutations at DR alpha positions 36 and 39 markedly decreased the ability of the DR7 molecule to bind and present TSST-1 but did not affect the ability to present an antigenic peptide. These data indicate that DR alpha residues 36 and 39, predicted to be located on an outer loop, are important in the formation of the TSST-1 binding site on DR molecules.
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December 01 1992
Identification of HLA-DR alpha chain residues critical for binding of the toxic shock syndrome toxin superantigen.
P Panina-Bordignon,
P Panina-Bordignon
Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
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X T Fu,
X T Fu
Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
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A Lanzavecchia,
A Lanzavecchia
Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
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R W Karr
R W Karr
Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
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P Panina-Bordignon
Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
X T Fu
Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
A Lanzavecchia
Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
R W Karr
Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland.
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
J Exp Med (1992) 176 (6): 1779–1784.
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P Panina-Bordignon, X T Fu, A Lanzavecchia, R W Karr; Identification of HLA-DR alpha chain residues critical for binding of the toxic shock syndrome toxin superantigen.. J Exp Med 1 December 1992; 176 (6): 1779–1784. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.176.6.1779
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