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misfolds

misfolds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misfold.

Meaning of misfold

Verb

misfold (third-person singular simple present misfolds, present participle misfolding, simple past and past participle misfolded)

  1. (intransitive) 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.
    • The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms.2021 March 1, Anderson, K.N.; Overcast, W.B.; Brosch, J.R.; Graner, B.D.; Veronesi, M.C., “Prionopathies and Prionlike Protein Aberrations in Neurodegenerative Diseases”, in American Society of...

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What is misfolds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misfolds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misfold.

Words near misfolds in the dictionary

  1. misfocussing
  2. misfold
  3. misfolded
  4. misfolding
  5. misfoldings
  6. misfolds
  7. misfool
  8. misfooled
  9. misfooling
  10. misfools
  11. misforecast

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