prion

prion

['priɑn]

n. 朊病毒，感染性蛋白質；朊粒

中文詞源：

prion 鋸鹱

一種小鳥。來自希臘語prion,鋸子，來自prizein,鋸，使成碎片，詞源同prism.後用於指這種小鳥，因其鳥喙形如小鋸子而得名。

prion 蛋白質感染粒，朊病毒

縮寫自pro(teinaceous) in(fectious particle),後拼做prion.

例句：

1. Mad cow disease is caused by the misfolding of a small protein called Prion.
該病與羊瘙癢病具有同源性,它們與人類克-雅氏病(Creutzfeldt-Jakobdisease, CJD) 均是海綿狀腦組織病變,由Prion蛋白引起.

2. Much prion type diseases can be caused by cannibalism.
很多朊病毒類型的疾病是由同類相食所導致的.

3. Prion diseases affect the brains of a number of mammals, including humans.
普利子疾病能影響許多哺乳動物的大腦, 包括人類.

4. Could RNA interfere with prion disease?
RNA能否幹預普粒子疾病?

5. So drugs that prevent this amyloid – prion coupling could be a potent weapon against Alzheimer's.
所以能防止淀粉樣蛋白和朊病毒蛋白結合的藥物可能會成為治療老年癡呆癥的強有力武器.