prion
IPA: priˈɔn
noun
- (molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
- A petrel of the genus Pachyptila.
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Examples of "prion" in Sentences
- Prions are not removed by filtration.
- Molecular neurology of prion disease.
- Prion diseases occur in many species.
- The prion leaps but the sequence doesn't.
- Most of this is covered at the prion article.
- Most of this is covered in the prion article.
- It acts as a receptor for prion proteins too.
- The prions replicate in the spleen and are carried by the FDCs.
- Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy diseases are caused by prions.
- The amyloid conformation is self propagating and represents the prion state.