[EN] ASSAYS AND METHODS PERTAINING TO PRE-AMYLOID INTERMEDIATES<br/>[FR] ESSAIS ET PROCÉDÉS CONCERNANT LES INTERMÉDIAIRES PRÉ-AMYLOÏDES
申请人:UNIV NEW YORK
公开号:WO2012170993A2
公开(公告)日:2012-12-13
The present invention relates to amyloidogenic peptides, polypeptides and proteins; and methods for screening to identify modulators of polypeptide self-aggregation into amyloids. The invention further relates to assays and methods using islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) as a component of a model system with which to screen for modulators of islet amyloid formation and accumulation. Also encompassed are modulators identified using the assays and methods described herein and compositions comprising same. The present invention also relates to methods and compositions for modulating amyloid formation and accumulation, thereby providing novel treatments for amyloidoses. In a particular aspect, methods and compositions are presented for inhibiting islet amyloid formation and accumulation, thereby providing novel treatments for diabetes.