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SUBMITTER: Kumar S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4384466 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kumar Sunil S Schlamadinger Diana E DE Brown Mark A MA Dunn Joanna M JM Mercado Brandon B Hebda James A JA Saraogi Ishu I Rhoades Elizabeth E Hamilton Andrew D AD Miranker Andrew D AD
Chemistry & biology 20150305 3
Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is a hormone cosecreted with insulin. IAPP proceeds through a series of conformational changes from random coil to β-sheet via transient α-helical intermediates. An unknown subset of these events are associated with seemingly disparate gains of function, including catalysis of self-assembly, membrane penetration, loss of membrane integrity, mitochondrial localization, and finally, cytotoxicity, a central component of diabetic pathology. A series of small molecule ...[more]