| Literature DB >> 23505632 |
Jeffrey R Brender1, Janarthanan Krishnamoorthy, Grazia M L Messina, Aniruddha Deb, Subramanian Vivekanandan, Carmelo La Rosa, James E Penner-Hahn, Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy.
Abstract
The aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) has been linked to beta-cell death in type II diabetes. Zinc present in secretory granules has been shown to affect this aggregation. A combination of EXAFS, NMR, and AFM experiments shows that the influence of zinc is most likely due to the stabilization of prefibrillar aggregates of hIAPP.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23505632 DOI: 10.1039/c3cc40383a
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222