Question

The normal function of the PrP protein in mammals is believed to be...

How do normal prion proteins (PrP) differ from the infectious prion proteins?

How does the number of infectious prions increase?

Why are the beta-pleated multimers of PrP potentially pathogenic?

A viroid is a(n)

Answer 1

The normal function of the PrP protein in mammals is believed to be "assisting in normal synaptic development and function"

Normal PrP have alpha-helices; infectious PrP have beta-pleated sheets.

Prions transform normal proteins into the misfolded beta-pleated sheet configuration; therefore, prions multiply by conversion

The multimers are more stable and resistant to protease.

A viroid is a "smallest infectious pathogens known"

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Answer 2

The normal function of the PrP protein in mammals is believed to be assisting in normal synaptic development and function.

Normal PrP have alpha-helices; infectious PrP have beta-pleated sheets.

Prions transform normal proteins into the misfolded beta-pleated sheet configuration; therefore, prions multiply by conversion.

The multimers are more stable and resistant to protease.

A viroid is an infectious piece of RNA without a capsid.

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