Superantigens  molecular basis for their role in human diseases /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Malak Kotb and John D. Fraser. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  ASM Press,  c2007. 
 - xii, 263 p. :  ill. (some col.). 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The streptococcal superantigens / John D. Fraser and Thomas Proft -- Staphylococcal and streptococcal superantigens : an update / Patrick M. Schlievert and Gregory A. Bohach -- Mycoplasma arthritidis-derived superantigen (MAM), a unique class of superantigen that bridges innate and adaptive immunity / Barry C. Cole and Hong-Hua Mu -- Viral superantigens in mice and humans / Albert K. Tai and Brigitte T. Huber -- Superantigens from gram-negative bacteria and the diseases that they cause / Takehiko Uchiyama, Tohru Miyoshi-Akiyama, and Hidehiro Ueshiba -- Superantigen architecture : functional decoration on a conserved scaffold / Vickery L. Arcus and Edward N. Baker -- Structural evidence for zinc and peptide dependence in superantigen major histocompatibility complex class II interaction / Björn Walse -- Superantigens : structure, function, and diversity / Matthew D. Baker and K. Ravi Acharya -- Role of superantigens in skin disease / Sang-Hyun Cho and Donald Y.M. Leung -- Pathogenetic mechanisms and therapeutic approaches in superantigen-induced experimental autoimmune diseases / Andrej Tarkowski -- Experimental models of superantigen-mediated neuropathology / Malte E. Kornhuber ... [et al.] -- Novel experimental models for dissecting genetic susceptibility of superantigen-mediated diseases / Eva Medina -- Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in superantigen-mediated toxic shock syndrome / Anna Norrby-Teglund, Donald E. Low, and Malak Kotb -- Broad-spectrum peptide antagonists of superantigen toxins / Revital Levy ... [et al.] -- Small nonpeptide inhibitors of staphylococcal superantigen-induced cytokine production and toxic shock / Teresa Krakauer -- Countermeasures against superantigens : structure-based design of bispecific receptor mimics / Goutam Gupta and Meghan Kunkel. 
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QR186.6.S94  / S875 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.07/92