💻 Wrong link 🧬 Wrong attachment 📚 Incorrect binding

misbinding

9.5

An incorrect attachment between molecules in the body that stops them working normally

noun
/ˌmɪsˈbaɪndɪŋ/

Specialized

: mala unión

The scientist studied how misbinding of antibodies could lead to autoimmune diseases.

Examples

Drug developers work to minimize misbinding to avoid unwanted side effects.
A single instance of misbinding can disrupt the entire biological pathway.
A misbinding can disrupt normal biological functions.
Dr. Smith observed a misbinding in the experiment.
The scientist studied how misbinding of antibodies could lead to autoimmune diseases.
Drug developers work to minimize misbinding to avoid unwanted side effects.
A single instance of misbinding can disrupt the entire biological pathway.

How Incorrect

misbinding

Specialized

9.5

cross-link

Specialized

6.6

Surface Forms

misbinding singular

misbindings plural

Morphology

misbinding = binding (transparent) = mis + bind + ing

The productive prefix 'mis-' marks an incorrect molecular binding, which is a straightforward negation/error relation.

Etymology

Misbinding comes from mis- 'wrong' and bind 'to tie' or 'attach'. A helpful picture is two puzzle pieces stuck to the wrong partner, so in biology a misbinding is when molecules attach to the wrong target and this can stop a process from working properly.