A 21-mer synthetic peptide of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1, TSST-1[58-78], activates T cells by binding to MHC class II and by an MHC unrestricted xenostimulatory pathway.
Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) is a "superantigen" which binds to MHC class II molecules and induces a polyclonal stimulation of T cells. In this communication by using a FACS technique and a 21-mer synthetic peptide from the primary sequence of TSST-1 (KGEKVDLNTKRTKKSQHTSEG), designated TSST-1(58-78), we demonstrated binding of the peptide only to cells bearing MHC class II. The proliferative effect of TSST-1(58-78) on human T cells was shown to be inhibited much more by anti-HLA-DR than by anti-HLA class I antibody. Furthermore, human monocytes were able to present TSST-1(58-78) to a mouse VSV specific T cell clone by a xenostimulatory mechanism. These data indicate this peptide to contain an active site of the TSST-1 holotoxin.
Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000494:pharmacology; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D001665:Binding Sites; D002460:Cell Line; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018089:Superantigens / Q000378:metabolism; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D018089:Superantigens; C030107:enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal