present participle of misfold

An incorrect folding (especially of a protein)

plural of misfolding

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misfold

simple past tense and past participle of misfold

(molecular biology, of a protein or nucleic acid) folded into an incorrect tertiary structure

An incorrect or abnormal folding.

(biochemistry) (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.