| SEs | Staphylococcal enterotoxins |
| SEE | Staphylococcal enterotoxin type E |
| SEA | Staphylococcal enterotoxin type A |
| MHC II | Major histocompatibility complex class II |
| TCR | T-Cell receptor |
| NFAT | Nuclear factor of activated T-Cell |
| NFAT-RE | Nuclear factor of activated T-Cell response element |
| APC | Antigen presenting cell |
| TNF | Tumor necrosis factor |
| IFN | Interferon |
| MS | Mass spectrometry |
| ELISA | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered saline |
| BSA | Bovine serum albumin |
| TBS | Tris buffered saline |
| BrdU | 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine |