Protein folding is a physical process that turns a polypeptide into a linear chain of amino acids. This process results in a protein's three-dimensional structure, which is typically a "folded" conformation. Protein misfolding is believed to be the primary cause of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, cystic fibrosis, Gaucher's disease and many other degenerative and neurodegenerative disorders.
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