Assertion: prion | /r/HasProperty | misfolded proteins
Facets:
value: with the ability
type: OTHER
value: essentially
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: they are essentially misfolded proteins that cause other proteins to misfold.
text: They are protein molecules that are misfolded, but in a way that is different than other misfolded proteins.
text: The prion the misfoled protein that causes vCJD has two conformations: one is the native form and is water soluble; the other is the disease form, which is water insoluble.
text: A prion is a misfolded protein that is able to transform or change other original molecules into the same misfolded form protein.
text: Prions are misfolded proteins with the ability to transmit their misfolded shape onto normal variants of the same protein.
text: Prions (misfolded proteins) and viroids (single-stranded RNA particles) are pathogens that are smaller than viruses.
text: Prions are misfolded proteins which characterize several fatal neurodegenerative diseases in humans and many other animals.
text: Prions are misfolded proteins that are "infectious" because they can induce misfolding in other previously normal proteins; however, they do not contain DNA or RNA so they cannot be classified as viruses.
text: Prions are misfolded proteins that make copies of themselves by inducing others to misfold.
text: Prions are misfolded proteins that alter the shape of normal functioning proteins
text: Prions are misfolded proteins which replicate by converting their properly folded counterparts.