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Endogenous Mtv-encoded superantigens are not required for development of murine AIDS
T C McCarty1, S K Chattopadhyay, M T Scherer
1Laboratory of Immunopathology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Journal of Virology
|November 1, 1996
Abstract:
Immune activation in murine AIDS (MAIDS) has been suggested to involve a superantigen (SAG). The possibility that SAGs encoded by mammary tumor virus (MTV) might be the source of stimulation was studied by using Mtv mice. Mtv- mice developed typical MAIDS, excluding a requirement for Mtv-encoded SAGs in the pathogenesis of this disorder.