- A
prion (/ˈpriːɒn/ ) is a
misfolded protein that
induces misfolding in
normal variants of the same protein,
leading to
cellular death.
Prions are responsible...
- (TSEs), also
known as
prion diseases, are a
group of progressive, incurable, and
fatal conditions that are ****ociated with the
prion hypothesis and affect...
- as
subacute spongiform encephalopathy or
neurocognitive disorder due to
prion disease, is a
fatal neurodegenerative disease.
Early symptoms include memory...
- The
major prion protein (PrP) is
encoded in the
human body by the PRNP gene also
known as CD230 (cluster of
differentiation 230).
Expression of the protein...
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Fatal insomnia is an
extremely rare
neurodegenerative prion disease that
results in
trouble sleeping as its
hallmark symptom. The
majority of
cases are...
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Fungal prion, a
prion that
infects fungal hosts Prion protein, the
human gene
encoding for the
major prion protein PrP (for
prion protein)
Prion diseases...
- is
thought to be due to an
infection by a
misfolded protein,
known as a
prion.
Cattle are
believed to have been
infected by
being fed meat-and-bone meal...
- a
family of
diseases thought to be
caused by
misfolded proteins called prions and
include similar diseases such as BSE (mad cow disease) in cattle, Creutzfeldt–Jakob...
- was
formerly common among the Fore
people of
Papua New Guinea. It is a
prion disease which leads to
tremors and loss of
coordination from neurodegeneration...
- The
prion pseudoknot is
predicted RNA
pseudoknot structure found in
prion protein mRNA. It has been
suggested that this
element has a
possible effect...
