Tuning the rate of aggregation of hIAPP into amyloid using small-molecule modulators of assembly

Here the authors carry out chemical kinetic studies revealing that aggregation of hIAPP and its variant S20G involves secondary nucleation. Two small molecules with novel scaffolds are shown to inhibit or accelerate aggregation by binding different molecular species.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yong Xu, Roberto Maya-Martinez, Nicolas Guthertz, George R. Heath, Iain W. Manfield, Alexander L. Breeze, Frank Sobott, Richard Foster, Sheena E. Radford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28660-7