(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.

An incorrect or abnormal folding.

simple past tense and past participle of misfold

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

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misfold

present participle of misfold

An incorrect folding (especially of a protein)

plural of misfolding