Effect of a SARS-CoV-2 Protein Fragment on the Amyloidogenic Propensity of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide.

ABSTRACT: Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the onset of COVID-19 have been linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. While a variety of mechanisms may ultimately be responsible for the onset of type 2 diabetes under these circumstances, one mechanism that has been postulated involves the increased aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) through direct interaction with SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins. Previous computational studies investigating this possibility revealed that a nine-residue peptide fragment known as SK9 (SFYVYSRVK) from the SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein can stabilize the native conformation of hIAPP_1-37 by interacting with the N-terminal region of amylin. One of the areas particularly stabilized through

SUBMITTER: Bilog M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660541 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature