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

Autor: Yong Xu, Roberto Maya-Martinez, Nicolas Guthertz, George R. Heath, Iain W. Manfield, Alexander L. Breeze, Frank Sobott, Richard Foster, Sheena E. Radford
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28660-7
Popis: 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.
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