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. 1994 Feb;62(2):726–728. doi: 10.1128/iai.62.2.726-728.1994

The Mycobacterium bovis 32-kilodalton protein antigen induces human cytotoxic T-cell responses.

M E Munk 1, J De Bruyn 1, H Gras 1, S H Kaufmann 1
PMCID: PMC186167  PMID: 8300233

Abstract

The 30-kDa protein (P32) is a mycobacterial secreted antigen which is homologous in Mycobacterium bovis and M. tuberculosis. In vitro, P32 induced T-cell proliferation. M. tuberculosis- or P32-stimulated T-cell lines lysed macrophages pulsed with P32 or M. tuberculosis, respectively. We conclude that P32 stimulates cytotoxic T cells specifically.

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