The term prion describes both the normal cellular protein and its disease-causing form

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The retrieved literature consistently supports the scientific definition that the term prion encompasses both the normal cellular protein (PrPC) and its disease-causing isoform (PrPSc).

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All provided papers explicitly differentiate between the normal cellular form of the prion protein and its pathological isoform, verifying that the term is used to describe both states as part of the same protein system.

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PrPSc-like prion protein peptide inhibits the function of cellular prion protein

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David R. BROWN. PrPSc-like prion protein peptide inhibits the function of cellular prion protein. 2000. https://doi.org/10.1042/bj3520511

The paper discusses the normal cellular prion protein and its role in disease.

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Species differences in the blood content of the normal cellular isoform of prion protein, PrP<sup>c</sup>, measured by time‐resolved fluoroimmunoassay

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I. R. MacGregor, O. Drummond. Species differences in the blood content of the normal cellular isoform of prion protein, PrP<sup>c</sup>, measured by time‐resolved fluoroimmunoassay. 2001. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1423-0410.2001.00112.x

The paper distinguishes the normal cellular isoform, PrPC, from the abnormal form associated with infectivity.

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Spontaneous conformational change within the prion protein—implications for disease pathogenesis?

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Graham S. Jackson. Spontaneous conformational change within the prion protein—implications for disease pathogenesis?. 2001. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.1112

The paper notes the conversion of host prion protein, PrPC, into the disease-causing form, PrPSc.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 8701 Aug 2026

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