• n. 朊病毒，感染性蛋白質(zhì)；朊粒

一種小鳥。來自希臘語prion,鋸子，來自prizein,鋸，使成碎片，詞源同prism.后用于指這種小鳥，因其鳥喙形如小鋸子而得名。

縮寫自pro(teinaceous) in(fectious particle),后拼做prion.

prion (n.)

petrel-like bird, 1848, from Greek prion "a saw," related to priein, prizein "to saw, to be cut in pieces." So called for its bill.

1. Mad cow disease is caused by the misfolding of a small protein called Prion.

該病與羊瘙癢病具有同源性,它們與人類克-雅氏病(Creutzfeldt-Jakobdisease, CJD) 均是海綿狀腦組織病變,由Prion蛋白引起.

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2. Much prion type diseases can be caused by cannibalism.

很多朊病毒類型的疾病是由同類相食所導(dǎo)致的.

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3. Prion diseases affect the brains of a number of mammals, including humans.

普利子疾病能影響許多哺乳動物的大腦, 包括人類.

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4. Could RNA interfere with prion disease?

RNA能否干預(yù)普粒子疾病?

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5. So drugs that prevent this amyloid – prion coupling could be a potent weapon against Alzheimer's.

所以能防止淀粉樣蛋白和朊病毒蛋白結(jié)合的藥物可能會成為治療老年癡呆癥的強有力武器.

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