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== Prions as a disease causing agent== | == Prions as a disease causing agent== | ||
[[Prions]] are <ref name="Prusiner">PMID:9811807</ref> | [[Prions]] are infectious or genetic misfolded proteins which act as templates upon which properly folded prion protein monomers can aggregate. The misfolded form, PrP^Sc is <ref name="Prusiner">PMID:9811807</ref> | ||
[[Image:1i4m.png|right|150px|thumb|Human Prion Protein in dimer form [[1i4m]]]] | [[Image:1i4m.png|right|150px|thumb|Human Prion Protein in dimer form [[1i4m]]]] | ||
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Prions as a disease causing agent
Prions are infectious or genetic misfolded proteins which act as templates upon which properly folded prion protein monomers can aggregate. The misfolded form, PrP^Sc is [1]
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