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folding

folding

7.2
The way a protein takes the shape it needs to work
  • noun
  • /ˈfoʊldɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • Most of the way that it's done is experimentally where you literally fold the protein and then confirm the imaging.

So he's referring to projects like folding at home Seti boink.

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Examples

  • So if you care about folding proteins, this is good.

  • However, only one folding, the native folding of that protein is functional.

  • Also, I mean protein folding starting to get into that space where learning is doing.

  • And around the time of my first experiments, this was published, which says bimolecular folding in vacuum a crazy idea.

  • But here what we found is there is a new protein folding, very newly identified folding machinery called ATP dependent.

  • OK, so, so basically, like there's a real problem with folding and unfolding proteins.

  • But the protein that you see here isn't being folded by an algorithm at all.

  • DBP/DCP: Protein Dynamics in Folding and Function. Mildvan, de Alba, Miller, Summers, Campbell, Hall, Pastor, Redfield.

    Academic text (2006)
  • So RNA enzymes, it converts a linear sequence of mRNA into a folded later folded protein.

  • In biology, protein folding is critical for ensuring that proteins achieve their functional shapes.

Synonyms

protein folding
vsfolding
  • Specialized
1 4.4

The way a protein takes the shape it needs to work

is the same process but named in a shorter form

Antonyms

denaturation
  • Specialized
1 7.8

Proteins and DNA lose their normal shape and stop working when heated or treated with chemicals

Compounds

14 1.0

A chair that can be made flat so you can carry or store it easily

1 2.8

A door made of sections that bend back to open and save space

1 3.2

Paper money that people carry in a wallet

protein folding
  • Specialized
1 4.4

The way a protein takes the shape it needs to work

A small portable saw with teeth on the blade that closes into its handle

How Folded

folding
  • Specialized
7.2
folding
1.8

Surface Forms

folding singular
foldings plural

Morphology

folding = fold (semi-transparent) = fold + ing

Morphologically it is 'fold' + '-ing', but the sense 'protein folding' is a specialized scientific process that may not be obvious to all learners from the base verb alone.

Etymology

The word folding comes from the same root fold, meaning 'to bend into shape'. So when scientists talk about protein folding, they mean the protein bends into the right shape so it can work in the body.