prion
A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number…A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
» Tom got prions from eating monkey brains.
Meaning
2 sensesA self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
Prion
прио́нprión
пріо́нprión
A petrel of the genera Pachyptila and Halobaena.
китовая пти́чкаkitovaja ptíčka
- (microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system
Examples
3 sentencesTom got prions from eating monkey brains.
I advise you not to eat the meat, it may have prions still.
Infectious diseases are caused by prions, viruses, rickettsia, chlamydia, bacteria, pathogenic fungi and protozoa.
deAnsteckende Krankheiten werden verursacht durch Prionen, Viren, Rickettsien, Chlamydien, Bakterien, pathogene Pilze und Protozoen.
Translations
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Origin
From (a reordering of) the initial letters of proteinaceous infectious particle. Coined byFrom (a reordering of) the initial letters of proteinaceous infectious particle. Coined by American neurologist and biochemist Stanley B. Prusiner in 1982.
From Prion (former genus name), from Ancient Greek πρίων (príōn, “saw”).
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