Abstract
Murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific for toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1), a bacterial superantigen, showed the ability either to detect TSST-1 bound to histocompatibility locus antigen (HLA)-DR molecules or to inhibit TSST-1 binding to HLA-DR. A MAb capable of detecting DR-bound TSST-1 could also inhibit the toxin-induced activation of a T-cell receptor Vbeta15-expressing murine T-cell hybridoma. Alternatively, MAbs with specificity for the HLA-DR association site could present TSST-1 in vitro, stimulating CD4+ human T cells to proliferate. These functional activities correlated directly with with MAb specificity for HLA-DR versus T-cell receptor Vbeta interaction sites on TSST-1 as determined by reactivity with a panel of recombinant TSST-1 mutant molecules. Therefore, these MAbs discriminate the superantigen functional sites on the TSST-1 molecule and constitute reagents with the property of being potent modulators of the toxic activity of TSST-1.
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