Regarding prion which of the following statements is true?
Ans. is 'b' i.e., It catalyzes abnormal folding of other protein Prions are small protein-containing infectious particles with no detectable nucleic acid. They were suspected to be viruses but otherwise do not conform to the standard definition of viruses. They differ from the viruses in their many properties. The prions show following characteristics:1. Prions like viruses are filterable.2. They apparently lack any virion structure or genome.3. Unlike viruses, they are unusually resistant to inactivation by heat, disinfectants and radiation.4. They do not elicit any specific immune response in the infected host.
It is protein product coded in viral DNA
It catalyzes abnormal folding of other protein
It protects disulfide bond from oxidation
It cleaves normal proteins
Human Immunodeficiency Virus