Misfold

Quick meaning: Misfold is a verb meaning An incorrect or abnormal folding.

Meaning

An incorrect or abnormal folding.

More Meanings

1. (biochemistry, intransitive, of a protein or nucleic acid) To fold into an unusual or incorrect tertiary structure; misfolded proteins occur in various diseases, including amyloidoses and dementias, although the question of causation versus consequence is not yet definitively answered for dementias.

Example Sentences

The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms.

Word Forms

• misfolds
• misfolding
• misfolded

Related Words

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