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Infect Immun. 1992 December; 60(12): 5025-5029

Relative abilities of distinct isotypes of human major histocompatibility complex class II molecules to bind streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin types A and B.

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.

ABSTRACT

The relative ability of distinct isotypes of human leukocyte antigen class II molecules to bind streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins A and B (SPE A and SPE B, respectively) was investigated by a direct-binding assay with 125I-labeled toxin for SPE A and by a functional assay system measuring the accessory cell activity of human leukocyte antigen class II transfectants in toxin-induced T-cell activation for SPE A and SPE B. SPE A binding was observed in L cells transfected with DQw1 genes. By contrast, it was not detected in L cells transfected with DR2, DR4, DPw4 or DP(Cp63) genes. All the transfectants supported SPE-induced interleukin-2 production by human T cells except the DP transfectants for SPE B. Levels of accessory cell activity were low in the DP transfectants induced by stimulation with SPE A and in the DR and DP transfectants induced by SPE B. The results indicate that SPE A and SPE B bind well to DQ molecules, less well to DR molecules, and very weakly to DP molecules.

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