Elucidating conformational alteration of human islet amyloid polypeptide by nonsynonymous substitution
Md Abul Bashar,
Largess Barua,
Supti Paul
et al.
Abstract:Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is a peptide hormone that serves multiple essential functions, including metabolism and regulating gastric emptying and satiation through amylin receptors. However, mutations in the IAPP, notably in the amyloidogenic segment (20-29 amino acid residues), cause its aggregation and amyloid formation, which leads to β-cell toxicity and death in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and protein misfolding disorders (PMDs). The current work aims to elucidate the non-synonymous variants in … Show more
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