Characterization of novel staphylococcal enterotoxin-like toxin type P
Characterization of novel staphylococcal enterotoxin-like toxin type P
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DOI:
10.1128/iai.73.9.5540-5546.2005
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发表时间:
2005-09-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Shinagawa, K
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作者:
Omoe, K;Imanishi, K;Shinagawa, K
We investigated the biological properties of a novel staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE)-like toxin type P (SEIP). SEIP induced a substantial proliferative response and the production of cytokines interleukin-2, gamma interferon, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and interleukin-4 from human T cells when administered at a concentration of 0.4 pM (0.01 ng/ml) or more. The expression of major histocompatibility complex class II molecules on accessory cells was required for T-cell stimulation by SEIP. SEIP selectively stimulated a vast number of human T cells bearing receptors V beta 5.1, 6, 8, 16, 18, and 21.3. These results indicated that SEIP acts as a superantigen. SEIP proved to be emetic in the house musk shrew emetic assay, although at a relatively high dose (50 to 150 tLg/animal). A quantitative assay of SEIP production with 30 Staphylococcus aureus strains harboring selp showed that 60% of these strains produced significant amounts of SEIP in vitro. All 10 strains carrying seb and selp produced SEB but not SEIP, suggesting the inactivation of the selp locus in S. aureus strains with a particular se gene constitution.