Assertion: prion's structure | /r/Synonym | a form of amyloid
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text: However, due to either a mutation in the PRNP gene sequence, the amino acid sequence, or error in posttranslational protein folding, the PrPC protein is misfolded into an isoform PrPSc (shown in Figure 1 B below), which consists of mainly beta-sheet fibrillar secondary structures that tend to aggregate, also known as a form of amyloid.