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Prions are misfolded proteins that can induce abnormal folding of normal proteins in the brain, leading to neurodegenerative diseases. They are resistant to degradation and can propagate by converting normal proteins into the misfolded form. This process results in the accumulation of toxic aggregates, causing neuronal damage and ultimately leading to diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and mad cow disease. Prions challenge conventional understanding of infectious agents, as they lack nucleic acids.
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What is Secondary structure of prion proteins in prion disease like Creutz feldt-Jakob disease (CJD)?
Secondary structure of prion proteins in prion disease like Creutz feldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is
How serious is prion disease?
All prion diseases are inevitably fatal; there are no known cures.
What organic molecule is a prion?
A prion is a misfolded form of a protein molecule, specifically the prion protein (PrP). It can induce other normally folded PrP proteins to adopt the misfolded conformation, leading to the spread of prion diseases.
Is prion a plant?
no prion is not a plant.it is a protienaceous infective particle. doesn't contain nucleic acid.
How do people get sporadic prion disease?
Sporadic prion diseases occur spontaneously without a known cause. It is believed to be caused by the misfolding of normal cellular prion proteins into infectious, disease-causing forms. The risk factors for sporadic prion diseases are not well understood, and there is currently no definitive way to prevent or predict their occurrence.
What Biological agent that is an infective chemical?
Prion Prion
When was Antarctic Prion created?
Antarctic Prion was created in 1789.
When was Fairy Prion created?
Fairy Prion was created in 1820.
When was Fulmar Prion created?
Fulmar Prion was created in 1912.
When was Salvin's Prion created?
Salvin's Prion was created in 1912.
What is Secondary structure of prion proteins in prion disease like Creutz feldt-Jakob disease (CJD)?
Secondary structure of prion proteins in prion disease like Creutz feldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is
Which type of biological agent was recently identified as an infective chemical?
prion prion
How do you get the name prion?
Prion is a portmanteau word of the two words protein and infection.
When was Broad-billed Prion created?
Broad-billed Prion was created in 1777.
When was Slender-billed Prion created?
Slender-billed Prion was created in 1912.
Where are gene sequence for protein in a prion?
there is no "protein in a prion", because prion is nothing but a protein. The gene sequence of this protein is just normal, with nothing special.
Is a prion a virus?
No, although there is a hypothesis that prion diseases are associated with an undetected viral pathogen.
