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ArticlePloS one2019

3D analysis of human islet amyloid polypeptide crystalline structures in Drosophila melanogaster.

Ling Xie, Xiaohong Gu, Kenta Okamoto, Gunilla T Westermark, Klaus Leifer

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ling XieDepartment of Engineering Sciences, Applied Materials Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Xiaohong GuDepartment of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Kenta OkamotoDepartment of Biology Physics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Gunilla T WestermarkDepartment of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1151-9986
Klaus LeiferDepartment of Engineering Sciences, Applied Materials Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Uppsala University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Expression of the Alzheimer's disease associated polypeptide Aβ42 and the human polypeptide hormon islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) and the prohormone precursor (hproIAPP) in neurons of Drosophila melanogaster leads to the formation of protein aggregates in the fat body tissue surrounding the brain. We determined the structure of these membrane-encircled protein aggregates using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and observed the dissolution of protein aggregates after starvation. Electron tomography (ET) as an extension of transmission electron microscopy revealed that these aggregates were comprised of granular subunits having a diameter of 20 nm aligned into highly ordered structures in all three dimensions. The three dimensional (3D) lattice of hIAPP granules were constructed of two unit cells, a body centered tetragonal (BCT) and a triclinic unit cell. A 5-fold twinned structure was observed consisting of the cyclic twinning of the BCT and triclinic unit cells. The interaction between the two nearest hIAPP granules in both unit cells is not only governed by the van der Waals forces and the dipole-dipole interaction but potentially also by filament-like structures that can connect the nearest neighbors. Hence, our 3D structural analysis provides novel insight into the aggregation process of hIAPP in the fat body tissue of Drosophila melanogaster.

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Imaging, Three-DimensionalAnimalsCrystallizationDrosophila melanogasterFat BodyHumansIslet Amyloid PolypeptideProtein AggregatesProtein SubunitsIslet Amyloid PolypeptideProtein AggregatesProtein Subunits

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PMID31600260
PMCPMC6786548
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