Be careful. Prions are amyloid-like but they are infectious proteins containing DNA virus, as seen with Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow disease).In contrast to Hereditary and Non-Hereditary Amyloidosis, and the Amyloid fibrils associated with Alzheimer's …
Be careful. Prions are amyloid-like but they are infectious proteins containing DNA virus, as seen with Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow disease).In contrast to Hereditary and Non-Hereditary Amyloidosis, and the Amyloid fibrils associated with Alzheimer's disease, which have Amyloid but nothing to do with Prions! - This from the article you cited: "This protein was amyloidogenic but unlike other amyloid forming proteins it was infective and was termed: prion.
Be careful. Prions are amyloid-like but they are infectious proteins containing DNA virus, as seen with Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow disease).In contrast to Hereditary and Non-Hereditary Amyloidosis, and the Amyloid fibrils associated with Alzheimer's disease, which have Amyloid but nothing to do with Prions! - This from the article you cited: "This protein was amyloidogenic but unlike other amyloid forming proteins it was infective and was termed: prion.