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ArticleBiophysical journal2022

Simulations of cross-amyloid aggregation of amyloid-β and islet amyloid polypeptide fragments.

Grant E Kawecki, Kelsie M King, Nicholas A Cramer, David R Bevan, Anne M Brown

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Grant E KaweckiDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
Kelsie M KingDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
Nicholas A CramerDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
David R BevanDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia; Center for Drug Discovery, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
Anne M BrownDepartment of Biochemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia; Center for Drug Discovery, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia; University Libraries, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. Electronic address: ambrown7@vt.edu.
Virginia Tech · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyloid-β (Aβ) and islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) are small peptides, classified as amyloids, that have the potential to self-assemble and form cytotoxic species, such as small soluble oligomers and large insoluble fibrils. The formation of Aβ aggregates facilitates the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD), while IAPP aggregates induce pancreatic β-cell apoptosis, leading to exacerbation of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Cross-amyloid interactions between Aβ and IAPP have been described both in vivo and in vitro, implying the role of Aβ or IAPP as modulators of cytotoxic self-aggregation of each species, and suggesting that Aβ-IAPP interactions are a potential molecular link between AD and T2D. Using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, "hotspot" regions of the two peptides were studied to understand the formation of hexamers in a heterogeneous and homogeneous peptide-containing environment. Systems of only Aβ

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Alzheimer DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2AmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesHumansIslet Amyloid PolypeptideAmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesIslet Amyloid Polypeptide

Identifiers

PMID35538665
PMCPMC9247468
OpenAlexW4229456350

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