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T1 - Copper-mediated formation of hydrogen peroxide from the amylin peptide
T2 - a novel mechanism for degeneration of islet cells in type-2 diabetes mellitus?
AU - Masad, Atef
AU - Hayes, Lee
AU - Tabner, Brian
AU - Turnbull, Stuart
AU - Cooper, Leanne
AU - Fullwood, Nigel J.
AU - German, Matthew
AU - Kametani, Fuyuki
AU - El-Agnaf, Omar M. A.
AU - Allsop, David
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Amyloid deposits derived from the amylin peptide accumulate within pancreatic islet P-cells in most cases of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2Dm). Human amylin 'oligomers' are toxic to these cells. Using two different experimental techniques, we found that H2O2 was generated during the aggregation of human amylin into amyloid fibrils. This process was greatly stimulated by Cu(II) ions, and human amylin was retained on a copper affinity column. In contrast, rodent amylin, which is not toxic, failed to generate any H2O2 and did not interact with copper. We conclude that the formation Of H202 from amylin could contribute to the progressive degeneration of islet cells in T213m. (c) 2007 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - Amyloid deposits derived from the amylin peptide accumulate within pancreatic islet P-cells in most cases of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2Dm). Human amylin 'oligomers' are toxic to these cells. Using two different experimental techniques, we found that H2O2 was generated during the aggregation of human amylin into amyloid fibrils. This process was greatly stimulated by Cu(II) ions, and human amylin was retained on a copper affinity column. In contrast, rodent amylin, which is not toxic, failed to generate any H2O2 and did not interact with copper. We conclude that the formation Of H202 from amylin could contribute to the progressive degeneration of islet cells in T213m. (c) 2007 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - Amino Acid Sequence
KW - Amyloid
KW - Animals
KW - Copper
KW - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
KW - Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
KW - Humans
KW - Hydrogen Peroxide
KW - Ions
KW - Islet Amyloid Polypeptide
KW - Islets of Langerhans
KW - Microscopy, Atomic Force
KW - Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
KW - Molecular Sequence Data
KW - Sequence Alignment
KW - Sequence Homology
U2 - 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.06.061
DO - 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.06.061
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 17617411
VL - 581
SP - 3489
EP - 3493
JO - FEBS Letters
JF - FEBS Letters
SN - 0014-5793
IS - 18
ER -