English Dictionary

prion

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɹiːɒn/

名詞

(molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.

日本語の意味

分子生物学において、自己増殖性の異常な立体構造を持つタンパク質で、脳やその他の神経組織に影響を及ぼす病気の原因となるもの。

Researchers discovered that the prion spread through neural tissue much faster than anticipated.

研究者たちは、自己増殖する誤った立体配座をとるタンパク質が神経組織を予想よりもはるかに早く広がることを発見した。

意味（1）

(molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.

Prions retain deep mysteries, the foremost of which is what on earth they exist for.

prions （ plural ）