Once a Prion Enters a Nerve Cell, It Essentially

question 107

Multiple Choice

Once a prion enters a nerve cell, it essentially

• A) assumes the correct folding orientation for the protein.
• B) stops the cascade of misfolding events associated with adjacent cells.
• C) becomes self-propagating, causing misfolding of nearby normal proteins.
• D) differentiates into a nonreplicating virus.
• E) differentiates into a replicating virus.

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