Lipid Modulation in the Formation of β-Sheet Structures. Implications for De Novo Design of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide and the Impact on β-Cell Homeostasis.

ABSTRACT: Human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) corresponds to a 37-residue hormone present in insulin granules that maintains a high propensity to form β-sheet structures during co-secretion with insulin. Previously, employing a biomimetic approach, we proposed a panel of optimized IAPP sequences with only one residue substitution that shows the capability to reduce amyloidogenesis. Taking into account that specific membrane lipids have been considered as a key factor in the induction of cytotoxicity, in this study, following the same design strategy, we characterize the effect of a series of lipids upon several polypeptide domains that show the highest aggregation propensity. The characterization of the C-native segment of hIAPP (residues F23-Y37), together with novel variants F23R and I26A allo

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Navarro I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7563882 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature