Assertion: prion | /r/CapableOf | protect prptse
Facets:
value: partially
type: DEGREE
value: from proteolysis
type: OTHER
value: from denaturation
type: OTHER
value: in the digestive tract
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Prion binding to Mte or other soil components may partially protect PrPTSE from denaturation or proteolysis in the digestive tract  allowing more disease agent to be taken up from the gut than would otherwise be the case.