Amylin

Amylin, or islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP), is a 37-residue peptide hormone. It is co-secreted with insulin from the pancreatic β-cells in the ratio of approximately 100:1 (insulin:amylin). Amylin plays a role in glycemic regulation by slowing gastric emptying and promoting satiety, thereby preventing post-prandial spikes in blood glucose levels.

IAPP
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesIAPP, DAP, IAP, islet amyloid polypeptide
External IDsOMIM: 147940 MGI: 96382 HomoloGene: 36024 GeneCards: IAPP
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

3375

15874

Ensembl

ENSG00000121351

ENSMUSG00000041681

UniProt

P10997

P12968

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000415
NM_001329201

NM_010491

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000406
NP_001316130

NP_034621

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 21.35 – 21.38 MbChr 6: 142.24 – 142.25 Mb
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IAPP is processed from an 89-residue coding sequence. Proislet amyloid polypeptide (proIAPP, proamylin, proislet protein) is produced in the pancreatic beta cells (β-cells) as a 67 amino acid, 7404 Dalton pro-peptide and undergoes post-translational modifications including protease cleavage to produce amylin.

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