Prions retain deep mysteries, the foremost of which is what on earth they exist for.
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Prion
/ˈpɹiːɒn/
Synonyms for "prion" (7 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
cellular prion proteininfectious protein particle
Strong matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
normal prion proteinprotein misfolding agent
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
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More general
8 entriesbiological agentcellular proteinglycoproteinmembrane proteinparticlepathogenproteinsubatomic particle
More specific
4 entriesPrP C isoformsPrPC isoformscreutzfeldt jakob prionscrapie prion
Collocations
6 entriesPrPScmisfolded prionprion diseaseprion proteinprotein misfoldingtransmissible spongiform encephalopathy
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
9 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Five public research institutions in France have imposed a 3-month moratorium on the study of prions—a class of misfolding, infectious proteins that cause fatal brain diseases—after a retired lab worker who handled prions in the past was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), the most common prion disease in humans.
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