A recent paper reported the in vitro generation of new prion strains, supporting the idea that 'strain-ness' is encoded in the protein structure itself. This lays the groundwork for a ...

Do "prions" exist? The word "prion" is used in ... Until we know better what the structure of the agent is and whether it has a nucleic acid or not, I find it helpful to use the word "agent".

Quaternary structure formation (assembly ... oligomers may be involved in the nucleation and assembly of Sup35 prions.