Question

How do prions reproduce?

Answer 1

Prions

1. Prions are said to be virus-like organisms made up of a prion protein.
2. They have elongated fibrils that are said to be aggregations of the protein that makes them infectious prion.
3. Prions attacks nerve cell fibres producing neurodegenerative brain disease.
4. Since prions are acellular, they replicate by infecting a living tissue.
5. They reproduce by triggering the conversion of healthy proteins in the tissue to misfolded form.