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Title: Atomic structures of fibrillar segments of hIAPP suggest tightly mated β-sheets are important for cytotoxicity

Journal Article · · eLife
DOI:https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19273· OSTI ID:1430326
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  1. Howard Hughes Medical Inst., Chevy Chase, MD (United States); Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States); Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States). UCLA-DOE Inst.
  2. Howard Hughes Medical Inst., Chevy Chase, MD (United States). Janelia Research Campus
  3. Uppsala Univ. (Sweden)
  4. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
  5. Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
  6. Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States); King Abdulaziz Univ., Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)

hIAPP fibrils are associated with Type-II Diabetes, but the link of hIAPP structure to islet cell death remains elusive. Here we observe that hIAPP fibrils are cytotoxic to cultured pancreatic β-cells, leading us to determine the structure and cytotoxicity of protein segments composing the amyloid spine of hIAPP. Using the cryoEM method MicroED, we discover that one segment, 19–29 S20G, forms pairs of β-sheets mated by a dry interface that share structural features with and are similarly cytotoxic to full-length hIAPP fibrils. In contrast, a second segment, 15–25 WT, forms non-toxic labile β-sheets. These segments possess different structures and cytotoxic effects, however, both can seed full-length hIAPP, and cause hIAPP to take on the cytotoxic and structural features of that segment. These results suggest that protein segment structures represent polymorphs of their parent protein and that segment 19–29 S20G may serve as a model for the toxic spine of hIAPP.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Institutes of Health (NIH); USDOE; Cure Alzheimer’s Fund; Swedish Research Council (VR); Swedish Diabetes Foundation
Contributing Organization:
Janelia Research Campus Visitor Program
Grant/Contract Number:
FC03-02ER63421; P41 RR015301; P41 GM103403; AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1430326
Journal Information:
eLife, Vol. 6, Issue 01, 2017; ISSN 2050-084X
Publisher:
eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd.Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 80 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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