misfold

== English == === Etymology === From mis- + fold. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (verb) /mɪsˈfoʊld/ IPA(key): (noun) /ˈmɪsfoʊld/ Rhymes: -əʊld === Verb === misfold (third-person singular simple present misfolds, present participle misfolding, simple past and past participle misfolded) (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. === Noun === misfold (plural misfolds) An incorrect or abnormal folding.