Engel, Maarten F.M. (2009) Membrane permeabilization by Islet Amyloid Polypeptide. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 160 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 0009-3084
Abstract
Membrane permeabilization by Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP) is suggested to be the main mechanism for IAPP-induced cytotoxicity and death of insulin-producing -cells in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The insoluble fibrillar IAPP deposits (amyloid) present in the pancreas of most T2DM patients are not the primary suspects responsible for permeabilization of -cell membranes. Instead, soluble IAPP oligomers are thought to be cytotoxic by forming membrane channels or by inducing bilayer disorder. In addition, the elongation of IAPP fibrils at the membrane, but not the fibrils themselves, could cause membrane disruption. Recent reports substantiate the formation of an -helical, membrane-bound IAPP monomer as possible intermediate on the aggregation pathway. Here, the structures and membrane interactions of various IAPP species will be reviewed, and the proposed hypotheses for IAPP-induced membrane permeabilization and cytotoxicity will be discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Keywords: | Amylin Phospholipid bilayer integrity Amyloid fibril Type 2 diabetes mellitus beta-cell death Misfolding disease |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EMBO UNSPECIFIED |
Depositing User: | Dr Maarten FM Engel |
Date Deposited: | 15 Jun 2009 16:47 |
Last Modified: | 16 Apr 2017 03:04 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2009.03.00... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2009.03.008 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:8648 |