NCIt definition : An exotoxin and superantigen, primarily produced by Staphylococcus aureus, that is
a common cause of food poisoning worldwide. Staphylococcal enterotoxin D activates
T cell cytokine production by sequentially binding to antigens on the alpha and beta
chains of major histocompatibility complex class II molecules outside the peptide-binding
groove and the variable region of the T cell receptor beta chain.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The biotoxin Staphylococcal enterotoxin D.;