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Distinct helix propensities and membrane interactions of human and rat IAPP(1-19) monomers in anionic lipid bilayers.
The journal of physical chemistry. B - 26 Feb 2015
Guo Cong, Côté Sébastien, Mousseau Normand, Wei Guanghong
Abstract excerpt
Islet amyloid polypeptide, IAPP or amylin, is a 37-residue peptide hormone coexpressed with insulin by pancreatic β-cells. The aggregation of human IAPP (hIAPP) into amyloid deposits is associated with type II diabetes. Substantial evidence suggests that the interaction of anionic membranes with hIAPP may facilitate peptide aggregation and the N-terminal 1-19 fragment (IAPP(1-19)) plays an important role in...
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