Conformational switching within dynamic oligomers underpins toxic gain-of-function by diabetes-associated amyloid
Toxic gain-of-function by islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) is thought to be mediated by membrane poration. Here the authors develop diluted-FRET to show that changes in pore structure correlate with onset of toxicity inside insulin secreting cells.
Main Authors: | Melissa Birol, Sunil Kumar, Elizabeth Rhoades, Andrew D. Miranker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018-04-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03651-9 |
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