| Literature DB >> 6987174 |
P M Schlievert, D J Schoettle, D W Watson.
Abstract
Group A streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins (SPE) types A, B, and C are potent nonspecific lymphocyte mitogens. The mitogenicity of these exotoxins was inhibited by gangliosides and sialic acid, whereas concanavalin A was unaffected. The capacity of both concanavalin A and SPE-A to stimulate lymphocytes was suppressed by alpha-methyl-D-mannopyranoside. Galactose reduced the activity of SPE-C. The sugars, glucose, N-acetylglucosamine, alpha-methyl-D-glucopyranoside, and fucose, did not affect SPE mitogenicity.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6987174 PMCID: PMC550757 DOI: 10.1128/iai.27.1.276-279.1980
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441