> DOES ANYONE HAVE SOME THEORIES AS TO THE VALUE OF BACTERIAL
> SUPERANTIGENS FOR THE BACTERIA THAT MAKE THEM? COMPARING THE
> STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIPS OF STAPHYLOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN B AND
> TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN-1, IT SEEMS THAT SIMILAR FUNCTIONS ARE
> PERFORMED BY DIFFERENT SEQUENCES. THIS SUGGESTS THAT T CELL
> ACTIVATION AND BINDING TO MHC CALLASS II ARE IMPORTANT,
> AND NOT JUST ACCIDENTS THAT RESULT FROM A PARTICUALAR STRUCTURE.
> THERE IS A PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR VIRAL SUPERANTIGENS, AND THAT
> IS THAT THE VIRUSES INFECT CELLS THAT ARE IN CYCLE, SO IT IS TO THEIR
> ADVANTAGE TO STIMULATE MITOSIS.
> JACK KOMISAR
> DEXPER at WRAIR-EMH1.ARMY.MIL
Please stop shouting!
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