| prion |
artificially constructed word introduced by Stanley Prusiner in 1982 for proteinaceous infectious particles (infectious protein), thus giving the Protein only hypothesis postulated by Griffith a memorable name
Ãâó: www.schuett-abraham.de/glossar-en.htm
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| prion disease |
in the opinion of most experts diseases which are caused by prions and comprise of scrapie in sheep and goats, BSE in cattle and other bovines, the chronic wasting disease of American cervids, and the Creutzfeldt-Jakob-disease, Kuru, the Gerstmann-Str?ssler-Scheinker-Syndrome (GSS) and the fatal familiar insomnia (FFI) in humans as well as related diseases in cats (feline spongiform encephalopathy, probably caused by the BSE agent) and mink (transmissible mink encephalopathy)
Ãâó: www.schuett-abraham.de/glossar-en.htm
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| prion protein |
originally in its changed protease resistant form main ingredient of prions, which could be isolated from them. Later also used for the normal form - a protein found on the surface of various cells of animal origin and bound to the cell membrane.
Ãâó: www.schuett-abraham.de/glossar-en.htm
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| prion protein |
Protease-resistant membrane protein, also known as PrP: a normal host-coded protein that becomes protease-resistant in infected tissue
Ãâó: www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/report/volume6/glossary.htm
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| prion |
normal cell protein present on nerve cell membranes. It is found in most mammals, but its normal function is unclear. Abnormal prions are thought to cause certain diseases including mad cow disease.
Ãâó: pewagbiotech.org/resources/glossary/
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