Membrane Permeation Induced by Aggregates of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptides
Poojari C, Xiao D, Batista V, Strodel B. Membrane Permeation Induced by Aggregates of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptides. Biophysical Journal 2013, 105: 2323-2332. PMID: 24268144, PMCID: PMC3838749, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.09.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChiral sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopySum frequency generation spectroscopyMembrane/water interfaceFrequency generation spectroscopyΒ-sheet secondary structureChannel-forming proteinMolecular dynamics simulationsSimulated SFG spectraAmphiphilic propertiesHuman islet amyloidGeneration spectroscopySFG spectraWater interfaceΒ-sandwichHuman islet amyloid polypeptideIslet β-cellsAmyloid polypeptideWater permeationDynamics simulationsHIAPP aggregatesSecondary structureMembrane permeationIslet amyloid polypeptideΒ-cellsFibrillar structures