misfold

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An incorrect or abnormal folding.
动词 v.
  1. 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. intransitive
    — The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms.

词形变化

misfolds present,singular,third-person misfolding participle,present misfolded participle,past misfolded past misfolds plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
English fold
English misfold
From mis- + fold.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-?
Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *missaz
Proto-Germanic *missa-
Proto-West Germanic *missa-
Old English mis-
Middle English mys-
English mis-
English fold
English misfold
From mis- + fold.
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