Functional Switching of a Native Neuropeptide Through Interactions with Pathogenic Factors in Dementia

07 June 2021, Version 1
This content is a preprint and has not undergone peer review at the time of posting.

Abstract

We discovered that the function of a native neuropeptide, somatostatin (SST), is switched through its conformational transition in the presence of metal ions, metal-free amyloid-beta (Abeta), and metal-bound Abeta that are associated with toxicity observed in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients.

Keywords

Somatostatin
amyloid beta peptides
metal ions
Alzheimer's disease

Supplementary materials

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SST SI MHL
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