Staphylococcal enterotoxin C2

  • K R Acharya
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Staphylococcal enterotoxin C2. K R Acharya. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Molecular model of the staphylococcal enterotoxin C2 protein. This bacterial superantigen has extremely strong immunostimulatory properties, cross linking MHC class II molecules with T-cell receptors to bring about cytokine production in T-cells which leads onto various shock related symptoms.

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