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Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1)

Known as: TST protein, Staphylococcus aureus, toxic shock toxin, tsst 1 
Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome toxin 1. A superantigen with the potential to suppress plasma cell differentiation and antibody responsiveness… 
National Institutes of Health

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enterotoxin F, Staphylococcal

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Staphylococcal toxic-shock-syndrome-toxin-1 as a risk factor for disease relapse in Wegener's granulomatosis.
OBJECTIVES Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus constitutes a risk factor for disease exacerbation in Wegener's granulomatosis… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The gene for toxic shock toxin is carried by a family of mobile pathogenicity islands in Staphylococcus aureus
Tst, the gene for toxic shock syndrome toxin‐1 (TSST‐1), is part of a 15.2 kb genetic element in Staphylococcus aureus that is… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Structural basis of superantigen action inferred from crystal structure of toxic-shock syndrome toxin-1
SUPERANTIGENS stimulate T cells bearing particular T-cell receptor Vβ sequences1,2, so they are extremely potent polyclonal T… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Superantigens and their potential role in human disease.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Structure of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1.
The three-dimensional structure of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) from Staphylococcus aureus has been determined and… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Staphylococcal and streptococcal pyrogenic toxins involved in toxic shock syndrome and related illnesses.
Toxic-shock syndrome (TSS) is an acute onset, multiorgan illness which resembles severe scarlet fever. The illness is caused by… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
High-affinity binding of staphylococcal enterotoxins A and B to HLA-DR
STAPHYLOCOCCAL enterotoxins A–E (refs 1–3), toxic shock toxin (TST-1) (ref. 1), a product of Mycoplasma arthritidis4 and the Mis… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 binds to major histocompatibility complex class II molecules.
Toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) is a 22-kDa exotoxin produced by strains of Staphylococcus aureus and implicated in the… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Control of production of toxic-shock-syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) by magnesium ion.
A typographical error appeared in "The Relative Role of Bacterial Cell Wall and Capsule in the Induction of Inflammation in… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Induction of human interleukin-1 by toxic-shock-syndrome toxin-1.
Strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients with toxic shock syndrome (TSS) make a characteristic protein known as… 
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