Question

What is a prion? How does it integrate into living systems?

Answer 1

Prions can enter the brain through infection, or they can arise from mutations in the gene that encodes the protein. Once present in the brain prions multiply by inducing benign proteins to refold into the abnormal shape.

Answer 2

Answer:

Prion, an abnormal form of a normally harmless protein found in the brain that is responsible for a variety of fatal neurodegenerative diseases of animals, including humans, called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

Explanation:

Prions can enter the brain through infection, or they can arise from mutations in the gene that encodes the protein. Once present in the brain prions multiply by inducing benign proteins to refold into the abnormal shape.