Structurally Based Design of Glucagon Mutants That Inhibit Fibril Formation

The peptide hormone glucagon is prescribed as a pharmaceutical compound to treat diabetic hypoglycemia. However, at the acidic pH where it is highly soluble, glucagon rapidly aggregates into inactive and cytotoxic amyloid fibrils. The recently determined high-resolution structure of these fibrils re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gelenter, Martin D, Dregni, Aurelio J, Duan, Pu, Hong, Mei
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Chemical Society (ACS) 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141078