On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Misfolded. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Misfolded meaning
simple past and past participle of misfold
Using Misfolded
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of misfold
- In the example corpus, misfolded often appears in combinations such as: misfolded proteins, of misfolded, misfolded alpha-synuclein.
Context around Misfolded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Misfolded
- In this selection, "misfolded" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, same, instances, proteins, alpha and structure stand out and add context to how "misfolded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accumulation of misfolded proteins in and and or misfolded proteins are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "misfolded" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with misfolded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
So how does a misfolded protein do all of that damage? (11 words)
This mass of misfolded proteins disrupts neuronal cell function and causes cell death. (13 words)
The misfolded form of TDP-43 forms cytoplasmic inclusions in afflicted neurons, and is found depleted in the nucleus. (19 words)
If "overseer" enzymes note that residues are misfolded, proteins within the rER will re-add glucose residues so that other calreticulin/calnexin can bind to these proteins and prevent them from proceeding to the Golgi. (35 words)
ALS is a disease of the spinal cord, which can be triggered by the accumulation of misfolded proteins in motor neurons, the nerve cells in the spinal cord that drive movement. (31 words)
The researchers found that misfolded alpha-synuclein slowly spread to regions of the mouse brain associated with Parkinson’s disease, and dopamine-producing neurons started to die. (27 words)
So how does a misfolded protein do all of that damage? (11 words)
Example sentences (14)
Prions are misfolded proteins that replicate by converting their properly folded counterparts, in their host, to the same misfolded structure they possess.
When a bad prion comes into contact with its normal self, it somehow forces it to turn into another misfolded copy.
ALS is a disease of the spinal cord, which can be triggered by the accumulation of misfolded proteins in motor neurons, the nerve cells in the spinal cord that drive movement.
Both these sets of mice performed similarly on all the tests to mice that didn’t receive any misfolded alpha-synuclein.
The researchers found that misfolded alpha-synuclein slowly spread to regions of the mouse brain associated with Parkinson’s disease, and dopamine-producing neurons started to die.
The researchers say the way the misfolded alpha-synuclein spreads in the brains of the mice, and the animals’ symptoms, closely mirrors the disease in humans.
Most experts believe the infectious agent is something called a prion, a misfolded cellular protein found in the nervous system and lymph tissue.
So how does a misfolded protein do all of that damage?
Abnormal and or misfolded proteins are degraded more rapidly either due to being targeted for destruction or due to being unstable.
Failure to fold into native structure generally produces inactive proteins, but in some instances misfolded proteins have modified or toxic functionality.
If "overseer" enzymes note that residues are misfolded, proteins within the rER will re-add glucose residues so that other calreticulin/calnexin can bind to these proteins and prevent them from proceeding to the Golgi.
The misfolded form of TDP-43 forms cytoplasmic inclusions in afflicted neurons, and is found depleted in the nucleus.
They also aid in the lysis and recycling of misfolded proteins that have begun to build up within the cell.
This mass of misfolded proteins disrupts neuronal cell function and causes cell death.
Common combinations with misfolded
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- misfolded proteins 7×
- of misfolded 3×
- misfolded alpha-synuclein 3×
- are misfolded 2×
- the misfolded 2×