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IAPP

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Also known as AMYLINDAPIAP

Summary

IAPP (islet amyloid polypeptide, HGNC:5329) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 12p12.1, encoding Islet amyloid polypeptide (P10997). Amylin/IAPP is a glucoregulatory peptide hormone that plays an important role in the regulation of energy homeostasis.

This gene encodes a member of the calcitonin family of peptide hormones. This hormone is released from pancreatic beta cells following food intake to regulate blood glucose levels and act as a satiation signal. Human patients with type 1 and advanced type 2 diabetes exhibit reduced levels of the encoded hormone in blood and pancreas. This protein also exhibits a bactericidal, antimicrobial activity.

Source: NCBI Gene 3375 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 1
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 9 total
  • GTEx eGene: eQTL in 1 tissue, sQTL in 0 (q < 0.05)
  • Constraint (gnomAD): pLI 0.35 (intermediate), LOEUF 1.50 (unconstrained)
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_000415

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:5329
Approved symbolIAPP
Nameislet amyloid polypeptide
Location12p12.1
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesAMYLIN, DAP, IAP
Ensembl geneENSG00000121351
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM147940
Entrez3375

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 6 — 6 protein_coding

MANE Select: ENST00000240652

Transcript support level (Ensembl TSL; 1 = fully mRNA-supported): TSL 1: 1, TSL 2: 2, TSL 3: 2

ENST00000240652, ENST00000535428, ENST00000537593, ENST00000539393, ENST00000542023, ENST00000877981

RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_000415 NM_000415, NM_001329201

CCDS: CCDS8688

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000240652 — 3 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE000008222462137333721373431
ENSE000009948972137290221373004
ENSE000047915832137823721379980

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth broad, 68 present calls, max score 99.74.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth tissue_specific, TPM avg 0.0391 / max 32.9224, expressed in 3 samples.

Highest expression (Bgee): type B pancreatic cell, islet of Langerhans, pancreas, body of pancreas, epithelial cell of pancreas.

Genetic regulation across tissues (GTEx eQTL / sQTL)

IAPP is an eGene in GTEx v10 — its expression is genetically regulated (eQTL) in 1 tissue and its splicing (sQTL) in 0 (q < 0.05). Strongest associations first; slope = normalized effect of the lead variant’s alternative allele.

1 significant tissue × QTL associations:

TissueQTLq-valueSlopeLead variant
Livereqtl1.3e-02+0.3812:21324903:G:T

FANTOM5 promoters

1 alternative TSS:

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
1246610.03913

Top tissues by expression

showing 100 of 244 tissues by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
type B pancreatic cellCL:000016999.74gold quality
islet of LangerhansUBERON:000000699.74gold quality
pancreasUBERON:000126491.03gold quality
body of pancreasUBERON:000115087.66gold quality
epithelial cell of pancreasCL:000008382.02gold quality
hair follicleUBERON:000207371.98gold quality
right lobe of liverUBERON:000111467.56gold quality
olfactory bulbUBERON:000226463.47gold quality
diaphragmUBERON:000110358.10gold quality
epithelium of nasopharynxUBERON:000195157.71gold quality
thymusUBERON:000237057.30gold quality
deciduaUBERON:000245056.55gold quality
superficial temporal arteryUBERON:000161456.36gold quality
oocyteCL:000002356.08gold quality
liverUBERON:000210756.02gold quality
left testisUBERON:000453355.37gold quality
cerebellar vermisUBERON:000472054.64gold quality
tracheaUBERON:000312653.88gold quality
testisUBERON:000047353.40gold quality
layer of synovial tissueUBERON:000761653.31gold quality
saphenous veinUBERON:000731853.28gold quality
nippleUBERON:000203052.61gold quality
urethraUBERON:000005752.54gold quality
dorsal plus ventral thalamusUBERON:000189752.41gold quality
nephron tubuleUBERON:000123152.28gold quality
dorsal root ganglionUBERON:000004452.27gold quality
metanephric glomerulusUBERON:000473652.21gold quality
pericardiumUBERON:000240752.11gold quality
trigeminal ganglionUBERON:000167552.05gold quality
synovial jointUBERON:000221751.93gold quality
penisUBERON:000098951.87gold quality
renal medullaUBERON:000036251.84gold quality
epithelium of mammary glandUBERON:000324451.77gold quality
inferior vagus X ganglionUBERON:000536351.74gold quality
pylorusUBERON:000116651.72gold quality
superior surface of tongueUBERON:000737151.66gold quality
quadriceps femorisUBERON:000137751.64gold quality
mammary ductUBERON:000176551.51gold quality
superior vestibular nucleusUBERON:000722751.48gold quality
medulla oblongataUBERON:000189651.43gold quality
ponsUBERON:000098851.41gold quality
cardia of stomachUBERON:000116251.41gold quality
tongueUBERON:000172351.33gold quality
vastus lateralisUBERON:000137951.31gold quality
subthalamic nucleusUBERON:000190651.25gold quality
ventral tegmental areaUBERON:000269151.18gold quality
substantia nigra pars compactaUBERON:000196551.16gold quality
renal glomerulusUBERON:000007451.15gold quality
pharyngeal mucosaUBERON:000035551.04gold quality
vena cavaUBERON:000408750.98gold quality
substantia nigra pars reticulataUBERON:000196650.91gold quality
kidney epitheliumUBERON:000481950.91gold quality
body of tongueUBERON:001187650.88gold quality
lateral nuclear group of thalamusUBERON:000273650.62gold quality
lateral globus pallidusUBERON:000247650.54gold quality
frontal poleUBERON:000279550.41gold quality
middle frontal gyrusUBERON:000270250.30gold quality
paraflocculusUBERON:000535150.18gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 10UBERON:001354150.18gold quality
right testisUBERON:000453449.65gold quality
Brodmann (1909) area 46UBERON:000648349.30gold quality
blood vessel layerUBERON:000479749.29gold quality
cervix squamous epitheliumUBERON:000692249.20gold quality
deltoidUBERON:000147649.11gold quality
choroid plexus epitheliumUBERON:000391148.89gold quality
myocardiumUBERON:000234948.87gold quality
cardiac muscle of right atriumUBERON:000337948.55gold quality
cervix epitheliumUBERON:000480148.51gold quality
CA1 field of hippocampusUBERON:000388148.50gold quality
oviduct epitheliumUBERON:000480448.45gold quality
left ventricle myocardiumUBERON:000656648.24gold quality
orbitofrontal cortexUBERON:000416748.20gold quality
nasal cavity epitheliumUBERON:000538448.11gold quality
upper arm skinUBERON:000426348.06gold quality
tongue squamous epitheliumUBERON:000691947.92gold quality
mucosa of urinary bladderUBERON:000125947.80gold quality
periodontal ligamentUBERON:000826647.14gold quality
gluteal muscleUBERON:000200047.03gold quality
triceps brachiiUBERON:000150947.01gold quality
endometrium epitheliumUBERON:000481146.85gold quality
lower lobe of lungUBERON:000894946.78silver quality
duodenumUBERON:000211446.55gold quality
embryoUBERON:000092245.74gold quality
jejunumUBERON:000211545.57gold quality
dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerveUBERON:000287045.35gold quality
inferior olivary complexUBERON:000212745.14gold quality
skeletal muscle tissueUBERON:000113444.73gold quality
muscle tissueUBERON:000238544.48gold quality
palpebral conjunctivaUBERON:000181244.31gold quality
bronchusUBERON:000218544.03gold quality
globus pallidusUBERON:000187543.84gold quality
epithelium of bronchusUBERON:000203143.77gold quality
squamous epitheliumUBERON:000691443.42gold quality
skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominisUBERON:000451143.37gold quality
epithelium of esophagusUBERON:000197642.87gold quality
amniotic fluidUBERON:000017342.84gold quality
secondary oocyteCL:000065542.57gold quality
bone marrowUBERON:000237142.29gold quality
mammalian vulvaUBERON:000099742.20gold quality
tibialis anteriorUBERON:000138542.16silver quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 7 experiment(s), a significant marker in 6.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-GEOD-81608yes21484.31
E-HCAD-31yes20293.35
E-ENAD-27yes15955.23
E-GEOD-81547yes15193.96
E-GEOD-83139yes14637.92
E-MTAB-5061yes10939.21
E-ANND-3no0.00

HPA expression

RNA tissue specificity: Tissue enriched

26 HPA tissues / cells by nTPM:

Tissue / cellAxisnTPMProtein (IHC)
Pancreastissue157.0high
Testistissue2.9not detected
Substantia nigratissue2.2
Choroid plexustissue1.5
Retrosplenial cortextissue1.1
Bone marrowtissue1.0not detected
Putamentissue0.9
Medulla oblongatatissue0.9
Livertissue0.9not detected
Spinal cordtissue0.8
Hippocampustissue0.8not detected
Skin 1tissue0.7not detected
Nucleus accumbenstissue0.7
Locus coeruleustissue0.7
Postcentral gyrustissue0.6
Adipose tissuetissue0.4not detected
Stomach 1tissue0.3not detected
Duodenumtissue0.3not detected
Lymph nodetissue0.2not detected
Esophagustissue0.1not detected
Urinary bladdertissue0.1not detected
Basal gangliatissue0.1not detected
Gallbladdertissue0.1not detected
Kidneytissue0.1not detected
Ventral forebraintissue0.1
Ovarytissue0.0low

Brain sub-regions (HPA Brain Atlas): detected in 183; highest nTPM — Subthalamic nucleus (2.5), Flocculonodular lobe (1.6), Ventral tegmental area (1.5), Reticular pontine nucleus, oral (1.4), Cerebellar cortex (1.3).

Regulation

Is transcription factor: yes

Downstream targets (CollecTRI)

1 targets:

TargetRegulation
FOSActivation

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): CDX1, CDX2, FEZF2, FOXA2, FOXO1, GATA4, HNF1A, HOXB7, ISL1, KLF4, LMX1A, MAZ, NEUROD1, NFAT5, NKX6-1, NRF1, PAX6, PDX1, SSRP1, TFAP2A, ZGLP1, ZNF148

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

Targeting IAPP by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific).

showing 30 of 62 miRNAs:

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-3613-3P100.0076.367965
HSA-MIR-8485100.0077.574731
HSA-MIR-548N99.9871.944170
HSA-MIR-4482-3P99.9872.503147
HSA-LET-7F-2-3P99.9870.982588
HSA-MIR-1185-1-3P99.9871.042593
HSA-MIR-1185-2-3P99.9871.042593
HSA-MIR-548P99.9872.253784
HSA-MIR-205-3P99.9269.923165
HSA-MIR-568099.9169.833421
HSA-MIR-124-3P99.8973.743043
HSA-MIR-506-3P99.8973.553057
HSA-MIR-380-3P99.8970.181978
HSA-MIR-548AZ-5P99.8369.943230
HSA-MIR-548T-5P99.8369.913220
HSA-MIR-684499.8270.692423
HSA-MIR-430799.8270.453374
HSA-MIR-465899.7764.94514
HSA-MIR-6790-5P99.7765.24505
HSA-MIR-6752-3P99.7266.711587
HSA-MIR-548AU-3P99.7068.221373
HSA-MIR-120899.7068.281533
HSA-MIR-4804-3P99.6567.78866
HSA-MIR-6757-3P99.6366.881089
HSA-MIR-4743-3P99.6268.122095
HSA-MIR-548AV-5P99.6070.842107
HSA-MIR-548K99.6070.842107
HSA-MIR-3120-3P99.5470.282669
HSA-MIR-143-3P99.4969.051457
HSA-MIR-5584-5P99.4968.222814

Functional genomics

gnomAD constraint: pLI 0.349, LOEUF 1.5, missense Z -0.221 — population loss-of-function intolerance (pLI ≥ 0.9 = LoF-intolerant; lower LOEUF = more constrained). gnomAD

Regional missense constraint (gnomAD RMC): no regional variation along ENST00000240652 — one region, missense o/e 1.08.

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 40)

  • structure-based design and study of non-amyloidogenic, double N-methylated IAPP amyloid core sequences as inhibitors of IAPP amyloid formation and cytotoxicity (PMID:11786016)
  • progressive intermittent exercise protocol of moderate to maximum exercise intensities stimulates increases in amylin levels (PMID:11979402)
  • estrogen prevents or reverses obesity and diabetes in transgenic mice expressing the human gene (PMID:12086946)
  • The presence of amylin-derived islet amyloid is felt to play a significant role in the remodeling of the endocrine pancreas as well as the natural progressive history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. (PMID:12221327)
  • Inhibition of amyloid fibril formation of human amylin by N-alkylated amino acid and alpha-hydroxy acid residue containing peptides (PMID:12298020)
  • Results describe a novel molecular recognition motif within the human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP) molecule. (PMID:12367525)
  • results suggest strongly that human amylin induces apoptosis in pancreatic islet beta-cells through stimulation of expression and activation of c-Jun (PMID:12441106)
  • Increased dietary fat promotes islet cell formation and dysfunction in transgenic mice models. (PMID:12540610)
  • polymorphism of IAPP gene in nondiabetic subjects and type 2 diabetes is associated with lower levels of LDL cholesterol; abnormalities of coding regions or 5’-UTR not associated with type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes mellitus in Spanish population. (PMID:12588049)
  • Data show that the three specific proline residues in human and rat amylin play a dominant negative role in fibril formation. (PMID:12589759)
  • Human amylin, like beta-Amyloid, is capable of modulating ion channel function in rat cholinergic basal forebrain neurons. The hAmylin effects could be occluded by beta-amyloid and vice versa. (PMID:12611974)
  • IAPP is found in 90% of patients with NIDDM at post-mortem. More extensive amyloidosis is associated with decreased islet function and requirement for insulin therapy. (PMID:12706318)
  • The frequency of the S20G mutation in the amylin gene is 1.92% in unrelated Korean type 2 diabetic patients and this mutation is associated with a lower BMI and a higher HbA(1c) level. (PMID:12706321)
  • DAP 12 gene of chromosome 19q13.1 is implicated in Nasu Hakola disease (PMID:12717671)
  • conformational preferences of hIAPP(20-29) in membrane-mimicking environments (PMID:12717720)
  • role played by the hydrophobic and aromatic residues in inter-sheet association and fibril formation (PMID:12767835)
  • amylin has a role in evoking a JNK1-mediated apoptotic pathway, which is partially dependent and partially independent of caspase-8, and in which caspase-3 acts as a common downstream effector (PMID:14532296)
  • Islet amyloid deposits were identified using Congo red staining in islets of patients with NIDDM. (PMID:14578294)
  • Amylin is widely expressed in non-tumorous pancreatic islets and in one insulin producing beta cell tumor (PMID:14656003)
  • the dominant effect of insulin is to act on the elongation portion of the fiber formation reaction (PMID:14659752)
  • this study reports the expression, purification and characterization of the amyloidogenicity and cytotoxicity of recombinant human mature IAPP (PMID:15292167)
  • Results describe the interactions of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) with phospholipid bilayers and the morphological effects of membranes on IAPP fibers. (PMID:15321714)
  • interaction between lipid bilayers and the 37 amino acid residue polypeptide amylin, which is the primary constituent of the pancreatic amyloid associated with type 2 diabetes (PMID:15342243)
  • Data are consistent with a parallel arrangement of islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) peptides within the amyloid fibril. (PMID:15358791)
  • process of hIAPP amyloid formation is accompanied by a loss of barrier function, whereby lipids are extracted from the membrane and taken up in the forming amyloid deposits (PMID:15527771)
  • Structure of the amylin fibrils was studied using atomic force microscopy. (PMID:15638806)
  • findings are consistent with the hypothesis that membrane-active pre-fibrillar hIAPP oligomers insert into beta cell membranes in NIDDM (PMID:15710403)
  • Structural analysis of the clusters clearly suggested the formation of “flat” ellipsoid-shaped clusters through a preferred locally parallel alignment of the peptides in water. (PMID:15778964)
  • protein structure of amylin (as a model for amyloid fibrils) (PMID:15811365)
  • Genetic polymorphism of the islet amyloid polypeptide gene promoter region is not associated with type 2 diabetes or islet amyloidosis. (PMID:15878744)
  • Oligomeric IAPP assemblies exert toxic effects on beta cells that die, leading to reduced beta-cell mass. (review) (PMID:15929864)
  • Rosiglitazone and metformin protect beta-cells from the deleterious effects of islet amyloid, and this effect may contribute to the ability of these treatments to alleviate the progressive loss of beta-cell mass and function in type 2 diabetes. (PMID:15983227)
  • conditions that promote weakly stable alpha-helical conformations may promote IAPP aggregation (PMID:16142909)
  • In human islets, activation of PPAR-gamma inhibits h-IAPP-induced islet cell apoptosis, and this action is at least in part mediated through activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3’-kinase-Akt cascade. (PMID:16204373)
  • The amino acid residues 20-29 region of IAPP was tested for amyloidogenic domain. (PMID:16303136)
  • Results describe the role of Histidine-18 in amyloid formation by human islet amyloid polypeptide. (PMID:16331989)
  • IAPP monomers might insert with high efficiency in biological membranes in vivo; this process could play an important role as a first step in IAPP-induced membrane damage in type 2 diabetes. (PMID:16403520)
  • The HIP rat, a human IAPP transgenic rat model that develops islet pathology comparable to humans with type 2 diabetes. (PMID:16804082)
  • The heparin binding site in the N-terminus of IAPP precursor is characterized in detail, and an important role for the IAPP Cys-13/Cys-18 disulfide bridge in heparin binding is demonstrated. (PMID:16866369)
  • No mutation in IAPP was found in the Mexican Mestizo population. (PMID:16950544)

Cross-species orthologs

3 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_rerioENSDARG00000105976
mus_musculusIappENSMUSG00000041681
rattus_norvegicusIappENSRNOG00000082704

Paralogs (2): CALCA (ENSG00000110680), CALCB (ENSG00000175868)

Mouse-model phenotypes

Observed phenotypes of the mouse ortholog (MGI:96382) from MGI (Alliance of Genome Resources) — knockout/mutant phenotypes, ranked by annotation count. 24 distinct phenotype terms.

Mouse phenotype (MP)Records
abnormal pancreatic islet morphology2
decreased bone mineral density1
osteoporosis1
abnormal trabecular bone morphology1
decreased compact bone thickness1
increased body weight1
hyperglycemia1
abnormal homeostasis1
increased circulating insulin level1
abnormal pancreas physiology1
increased circulating glucagon level1
decreased circulating insulin level1
decreased insulin secretion1
decreased pancreatic beta cell number1
abnormal pancreatic beta cell physiology1
decreased bone mass1
decreased susceptibility to autoimmune diabetes1
increased osteoclast cell number1
increased bone resorption1
improved glucose tolerance1
impaired glucose tolerance1
decreased pancreatic beta cell mass1
increased pancreatic beta cell apoptosis1
increased amylin secretion1

Additional cross-species homologs

Sequence homologs in species beyond Ensembl Compara’s model organisms, by Diamond local protein alignment (% sequence identity; best hit per species). Lower-identity rows are more distant homologs. The matched accessions’ gene symbols aren’t in biobtree yet, so each row shows the UniProt accession.

OrganismUniProtIdentityMethod
Cricetulus griseusP19890100.0%Diamond
Mesocricetus auratusP23442100.0%Diamond
Lepus europaeusQ07333100.0%Diamond
Bos taurusQ28207100.0%Diamond
Ovis ariesQ28605100.0%Diamond
Equus caballusQ9N0T397.3%Diamond
Oryctolagus cuniculusQ0733495.7%Diamond
Gallus gallusP1028694.6%Diamond
Pelophylax ridibundusP3188894.6%Diamond
Canis lupus familiarisQ9MYV194.6%Diamond
Felis catusP1296786.5%Diamond
Saguinus oedipusQ2893481.3%Diamond
Cavia porcellusP1296680.4%Diamond
Octodon degusP2288980.4%Diamond
Sus scrofaQ2911978.1%Diamond
Phyllomedusa bicolorP8156461.1%Diamond

Genomic neighbors (locus context)

Genes flanking this one on the chromosome (NCBI/Entrez gene neighborhood). Positional context only — some neighbors share regulatory elements (bidirectional promoters, antisense/overlapping transcripts), but chromosomal adjacency is not itself a functional relationship (see Interactions for that).

SymbolTypeEntrez
SLCO1B1protein-coding10599
GOLT1Bprotein-coding51026
RECQLprotein-coding5965
SLCO1A2protein-coding6579
PYROXD1protein-coding79912
SLCO1B3-SLCO1B7protein-coding115072896
SLCO1B3protein-coding28234
SLCO1C1protein-coding53919
GYS2protein-coding2998
SPXprotein-coding80763

Protein

Protein identifiers

Islet amyloid polypeptide — P10997 (reviewed: P10997)

Alternative names: Amylin, Diabetes-associated peptide, Insulinoma amyloid peptide

All UniProt accessions (4): F5H0S1, F5H1F0, H0YF85, P10997

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Amylin/IAPP is a glucoregulatory peptide hormone that plays an important role in the regulation of energy homeostasis. Selectively inhibits insulin-stimulated glucose utilization and glycogen deposition in muscle, while not affecting adipocyte glucose metabolism. IAPP function is mediated by the CALCR-RAMPs (AMYRs) receptor complexes. Amylin can also bind CALCR receptor in the absence of RAMPs, although it is more selective for AMYRs.

Subunit / interactions. Can form homodimers. Interacts with IDE and INS. Interaction with INS inhibits homodimerization and fibril formation.

Subcellular location. Secreted.

Post-translational modifications. Amyloid fibrils are degraded by insulin-degrading enzyme IDE.

Domain organisation. The mature protein is largely unstructured in the absence of a cognate ligand, and has a strong tendency to form fibrillar aggregates. Homodimerization may be the first step of amyloid formation.

Miscellaneous. IAPP is the peptide subunit of amyloid found in pancreatic islets of type 2 diabetic patients and in insulinomas.

Similarity. Belongs to the calcitonin family.

RefSeq proteins (2): NP_000406, NP_001316130 (=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000443IAPPFamily
IPR001693Calcitonin_peptide-likeDomain
IPR018360Calcitonin_CSConserved_site
IPR021116Calcitonin/adrenomedullinFamily
IPR021117Calcitonin-likeFamily

Pfam: PF00214

UniProt features (17 total): strand 4, helix 4, propeptide 2, signal peptide 1, peptide 1, modified residue 1, disulfide bond 1, sequence variant 1, mutagenesis site 1, sequence conflict 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

showing 30 of 80 structures by resolution:

PDBTitleMethodResolution (Å)
8YG2Crystal structure of amyloidogenic peptide Piv-NFGAIL-NH2 from Islet Amyloid PolypeptideX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.25
5KO0Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Segment 15-FLVHSSNNFGA-25 Determined by MicroEDELECTRON CRYSTALLOGRAPHY1.4
3FPOHSSNNF segment from Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP or Amylin)X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.5
3FTKNVGSNTY segment from Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP or Amylin), hydrated crystal formX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.5
3FTLNVGSNTY segment from Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP or Amylin), dehydrated crystal formX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.6
3FTRStructure of an amyloid forming peptide SSTNVG from IAPP (alternate polymorph)X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.61
3DG1Segment SSTNVG derived from IAPPX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.66
3G7WIslet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP or Amylin) Residues 1 to 22 fused to Maltose Binding …X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.75
3FTHNFLVHSS segment from Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP or Amylin)X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.84
3FR1NFLVHS segment from Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP or Amylin)X-RAY DIFFRACTION1.85
3G7VIslet Amyloid Polypeptide (IAPP or Amylin) fused to Maltose Binding ProteinX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.86
9CC5De novo design of high-affinity protein binders to bio active peptide AmylinX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.87
5KNZHuman Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Segment 19-SGNNFGAILSS-29 with Early Onset S20G Mutation …ELECTRON CRYSTALLOGRAPHY1.9
8F0KHuman Amylin3 Receptor in complex with Gs and Pramlintide analogue peptide San385ELECTRON MICROSCOPY1.9
8F0JCalcitonin Receptor in complex with Gs and Pramlintide analogue peptide San45ELECTRON MICROSCOPY2
8F2BAmylin 3 Receptor in complex with Gs and Pramlintide analogue peptide San45ELECTRON MICROSCOPY2
9NZHCrystal Structure of Amylin-NHO-18 binder complexX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.03
8AZ4IAPP S20G plateau-phase fibril polymorph 2PF-LELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.2
8F2AHuman Amylin3 Receptor in complex with Gs and Pramlintide analogue peptide San385 …ELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.2
9BP3Human Amylin1 Receptor in complex with Gs and cagrilintideELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.2
8AZ5IAPP S20G plateau-phase fibril polymorph 4PF-CUELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.3
9BUBHuman calcitonin Receptor in complex with Gs and cagrilintide in the bypass conformationELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.3
9BUDHuman calcitonin Receptor in complex with Gs and cagrilintide in the CT-like conformationELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.5
2G48crystal structure of human insulin-degrading enzyme in complex with amylinX-RAY DIFFRACTION2.6
9BQ3Human Amylin2 Receptor in Complex with Gs and CagrilintideELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.8
7BG0Fusion of MBP and the backbone of the long-acting amylin analog AM833.X-RAY DIFFRACTION2.89
8AZ7IAPP S20G plateau-phase fibril polymorph 4PF-LJELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.9
9GZPWT-IAPP cryo-EM structure Type LL - control reactionELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.9
9GZTWT-IAPP cryo-EM structure Type LLUU - control reactionELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.9
9GZWWT-IAPP cryo-EM structure Type LL, doxazosin reactionELECTRON MICROSCOPY2.9

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-P10997-F178.590.09

Antibody-complex structures (SAbDab)

9 antibodies co-crystallized with this protein: 8F0J, 8F0K, 8F2A, 8F2B, 9BLB, 9BLC, 9BLW, 9BTW, 9BUE

Human Protein Atlas

Protein class: Predicted secreted proteins, Predicted intracellular proteins

Protein evidence: Evidence at protein level

Subcellular location (HPA, imaging): vesicles

Antibody reliability (HPA): IH enhanced · IF approved

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Post-translational modifications (1)

TypePositions
Tyrosine amide70

Disulfide bonds (1)

TypePositions
Disulfide bond35–40

Mutagenesis-validated functional residues (1)

PositionPhenotype
48promotes formation of fibrillar aggregates.

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

3 curated (TAS) of 12; 0 disease pathways. Curated-first; evidence = TAS (manually curated) vs IEA (electronic inference).

12 pathways:

IDPathwayEvidence
R-HSA-977225Amyloid fiber formationcurated
R-HSA-419812Calcitonin-like ligand receptorscurated
R-HSA-418555G alpha (s) signalling eventscurated
R-HSA-373080Class B/2 (Secretin family receptors)—
R-HSA-1266738Developmental Biology—
R-HSA-388396GPCR downstream signalling—
R-HSA-500792GPCR ligand binding—
R-HSA-392499Metabolism of proteins—
R-HSA-186712Regulation of beta-cell development—
R-HSA-210745Regulation of gene expression in beta cellselectronic
R-HSA-162582Signal Transduction—
R-HSA-372790Signaling by GPCR—

MSigDB gene sets: 158 (showing top): GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_PROTEIN_CONTAINING_COMPLEX_ASSEMBLY, GOBP_BEHAVIOR, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CALCIUM_MEDIATED_SIGNALING, GRAESSMANN_APOPTOSIS_BY_SERUM_DEPRIVATION_UP, GRAESSMANN_RESPONSE_TO_MC_AND_SERUM_DEPRIVATION_UP, GAUSSMANN_MLL_AF4_FUSION_TARGETS_C_DN, GOBP_POSITIVE_REGULATION_OF_MAPK_CASCADE, GOBP_REGULATION_OF_CELLULAR_COMPONENT_BIOGENESIS, GOBP_CELL_CELL_SIGNALING, MONNIER_POSTRADIATION_TUMOR_ESCAPE_UP, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_CELLULAR_COMPONENT_ORGANIZATION, GOBP_ADENYLATE_CYCLASE_MODULATING_G_PROTEIN_COUPLED_RECEPTOR_SIGNALING_PATHWAY, GOBP_NEGATIVE_REGULATION_OF_TISSUE_REMODELING, MARTINEZ_RB1_TARGETS_UP, GOBP_SENSORY_PERCEPTION_OF_PAIN

GO Biological Process (15): apoptotic process (GO:0006915), signal transduction (GO:0007165), cell-cell signaling (GO:0007267), negative regulation of protein-containing complex assembly (GO:0031333), eating behavior (GO:0042755), positive regulation of apoptotic process (GO:0043065), positive regulation of MAPK cascade (GO:0043410), positive regulation of calcium-mediated signaling (GO:0050850), amylin receptor signaling pathway (GO:0097647), positive regulation of cAMP/PKA signal transduction (GO:0141163), amylin receptor 1 signaling pathway (GO:0150059), amylin receptor 2 signaling pathway (GO:0150060), amylin receptor 3 signaling pathway (GO:0150061), negative regulation of amyloid fibril formation (GO:1905907), calcitonin family receptor signaling pathway (GO:0097646)

GO Molecular Function (7): amyloid-beta binding (GO:0001540), signaling receptor binding (GO:0005102), hormone activity (GO:0005179), lipid binding (GO:0008289), identical protein binding (GO:0042802), receptor ligand activity (GO:0048018), protein binding (GO:0005515)

GO Cellular Component (2): extracellular region (GO:0005576), neuronal cell body (GO:0043025)

Reactome top-level categories

8 top-level categories:

CategoryPathways
Signaling by GPCR2
Regulation of beta-cell development1
GPCR downstream signalling1
Class B/2 (Secretin family receptors)1
Metabolism of proteins1
Developmental Biology1
Signal Transduction1
GPCR ligand binding1

GO top-level categories

39 GO namespaces:

CategoryTerms
positive regulation of intracellular signal transduction3
amylin receptor signaling pathway3
cell communication2
signaling2
protein binding2
binding2
programmed cell death1
apoptotic signaling pathway1
execution phase of apoptosis1
cellular process1
regulation of cellular process1
cellular response to stimulus1
regulation of protein-containing complex assembly1
negative regulation of cellular component organization1
protein-containing complex assembly1
feeding behavior1
apoptotic process1
regulation of apoptotic process1
positive regulation of programmed cell death1
MAPK cascade1
regulation of MAPK cascade1
calcium-mediated signaling1
regulation of calcium-mediated signaling1
calcitonin family receptor signaling pathway1
cAMP/PKA signal transduction1
regulation of cAMP/PKA signal transduction1
negative regulation of protein metabolic process1
negative regulation of supramolecular fiber organization1
regulation of amyloid fibril formation1
amyloid fibril formation1
G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway1
peptide binding1
receptor ligand activity1
signaling receptor binding1
signal transduction1
signaling receptor activator activity1
cellular anatomical structure1
somatodendritic compartment1
cell body1

Experimentally-supported GO annotations

GO terms backed by direct experimental evidence (ECO experimental codes) — 10 of 25 annotations. The rest are phylogenetic / computational / electronic (IEA).

10 experimentally-supported GO terms:

GO termNSEvidence
amylin receptor 1 signaling pathwayBPdirect assay
amylin receptor 2 signaling pathwayBPdirect assay
amylin receptor 3 signaling pathwayBPdirect assay
amylin receptor signaling pathwayBPdirect assay
positive regulation of cAMP/PKA signal transductionBPgenetic interaction
positive regulation of calcium-mediated signalingBPgenetic interaction
identical protein bindingMFphysical interaction
lipid bindingMFexperiment
receptor ligand activityMFdirect assay
signaling receptor bindingMFphysical interaction

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

showing 15 of 1,512 interactions by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
IAPPRAMP1O60894956
IAPPRAMP3O60896950
IAPPCALCBP10092949
IAPPRAMP2O60895947
IAPPCALCRP30988937
IAPPINSP01308928
IAPPADMP35318925
IAPPGCGP01275904
IAPPCALCRLQ16602902
IAPPCALCAP01258867
IAPPPPYP01298771
IAPPSNCAP37840757
IAPPPYYP10082746
IAPPGHRLQ9UBU3724
IAPPLEPP41159720

IntAct

Human interaction partners of IAPP in IntAct, one row per partner (best MIscore; records = supporting IntAct interaction records).

4 partners by confidence:

PartnerInteraction typeMIscoreRecords
IDEdirect interaction0.6203
BACE1protein cleavage0.5602
BACE2protein cleavage0.5602
TRIP6physical association0.4001

BioGRID (5 interactions; top human partners by supporting records): CSK (Synthetic Lethality), P4HB (Affinity Capture-Western), POLI (Reconstituted Complex), SNCA (Co-localization), TRIP6 (Affinity Capture-MS)

SIGNOR signaling

5 signaling interactions:

AEffectBMechanism
IAPP“up-regulates activity”“Amylin receptor 1 complex”binding
IAPP“up-regulates activity”“Amylin receptor 2 complex”binding
IAPP“up-regulates activity”“Amylin receptor 3 complex”binding
PCSK1“up-regulates activity”IAPPcleavage
PCSK2“up-regulates activity”IAPPcleavage

Ligand–receptor pairs (CellPhoneDB) (4)

Curated ligand–receptor partners (cell-cell communication), distinct from the protein–protein interactions above.

4 ligand–receptor pairs:

PartnerThis gene’s roleSignaling class
CALCR;RAMP2ligandSignaling by Amylin
CALCR;RAMP1ligandSignaling by Amylin
CALCR;RAMP3ligandSignaling by Amylin
CALCRligandSignaling by Amylin

Disease & clinical

Genetic variants

Variant evidence for IAPP: 9 ClinVar records (0 pathogenic / likely pathogenic); 1 PharmGKB clinical annotation; 1 GWAS association.

ClinVar

9 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance6
Likely benign2
Benign0

SpliceAI

Top 10 splice-impact sites by Δscore (adjacent positions with the same effect merged into one range; 22 predictions of 297):

Position(s)EffectΔscoreSites
12:21373005–21373006donor_loss1.00003
12:21373005donor_loss0.99002
12:21373432–21373433donor_loss0.99005
12:21378228acceptor_gain0.9800
12:21376320acceptor_gain0.9700
12:21373335–21373336acceptor_loss0.96006
12:21373334acceptor_loss0.9500
12:21376320acceptor_gain0.9500
12:21373334acceptor_loss0.9300
12:21373440donor_gain0.9300

AlphaMissense

29 missense substitutions predicted likely pathogenic (of 571 scored), across 12 residues. Top 12 hotspot residues, ranked by the number of likely-pathogenic substitutions (of those reachable by a single-nucleotide change), then by mean score:

ResidueLikely-pathogenic substitutionsMean am_pathogenicityMax am_pathogenicity
F4850.6960.779
C3550.6450.726
C4040.6630.684
G7130.6720.713
L4530.6640.729
R7320.7220.722
K7220.7210.721
R4410.7410.741
R3310.6540.654
L4910.6540.654
A4610.5910.591
A3810.5680.568

HPA cancer prognostics

RNA cancer specificity: Cancer enriched (Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:147940 | disease phenotypes:

GWAS associations

1 associations:

StudyTraitp-value
GCST002875_60Diisocyanate-induced asthma7e-6

EFO canonical traits (from GWAS)

1 canonical traits:

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0006995response to diisocyanate

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL1914266 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

PharmGKB: 1 entry (CPIC guideline: no)

PharmGKB clinical annotations

1 annotations by evidence level (1 strongest → 4):

VariantAssociationLevelDrugsPhenotypes
rs11045995Dosage3rocuronium

PharmGKB variants

1 variants:

VariantGenesLevelScore#Clin annotsDrugs
rs11045995IAPP, SLCO1A230.001rocuronium

PharmGKB variant annotations

Per-publication pharmacogenomic findings for this gene (significant associations).

1 published findings:

VariantDrug(s)CategoryFindingPMID
rs11045995rocuroniumDosageGenotype CC is associated with decreased dose of rocuronium in women as compared to genotypes CT + TT.PMID:33676726

Binding affinities (BindingDB)

17 measured of 18 human assays (19 total across all organisms); most potent 17 below. Values come from heterogeneous assays and are not directly comparable.

LigandMeasureValue
CHEMBL4866117IC50700 nM
CHEMBL439677IC50800 nM
CHEMBL4877746IC50800 nM
CHEMBL4853313IC50800 nM
CHEMBL4876955IC501200 nM
CHEMBL4867746IC503200 nM
CHEMBL4861462IC503300 nM
CHEMBL4861649IC503400 nM
CHEMBL4862006IC503500 nM
CHEMBL4867456IC503500 nM
CHEMBL4871404IC503500 nM
CHEMBL75390IC503700 nM
CHEMBL4876866IC503900 nM
CHEMBL4877898IC504400 nM
CHEMBL5272189IC508000 nM
CHEMBL4878532IC508500 nM
CHEMBL4856745IC509500 nM

ChEMBL bioactivities

18 potent at pChembl≥5 of 18 total, top 18 by pChembl (potency: 10 = 0.1 nM, 6 = 1 µM).

pChemblTypeValueUnitMolecule
6.16IC50700nMCHEMBL4866117
6.10IC50800nMCHEMBL439677
6.10IC50800nMCHEMBL4877746
6.10IC50800nMCHEMBL4853313
5.92IC501200nMCHEMBL4876955
5.50IC503200nMCHEMBL4867746
5.48IC503300nMCHEMBL4861462
5.47IC503400nMCHEMBL4861649
5.46IC503500nMCHEMBL4862006
5.46IC503500nMCHEMBL4867456
5.46IC503500nMCHEMBL4871404
5.43IC503700nMCHEMBL75390
5.41IC503900nMCHEMBL4876866
5.36IC504400nMCHEMBL4877898
5.11IC507800nMMORIN
5.10IC508000nMCHEMBL5272189
5.07IC508500nMCHEMBL4878532
5.02IC509500nMCHEMBL4856745

PubChem BioAssay actives

18 with measured affinity, of 45 total; 18 most potent distinct compounds. Largely complementary to BindingDB; screening values are coarse (µM, 4 dp), so sub-nM hits tie at the floor.

CompoundAssayTypeValueUnit
(E)-1-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)hept-1-en-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic500.7000uM
(E)-4-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)but-3-en-2-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic500.8000uM
(E)-1-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)pent-1-en-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic500.8000uM
(E)-1-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)hex-1-en-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic500.8000uM
(E)-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-7-(2-hydroxyphenyl)hept-1-en-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic501.2000uM
(E)-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)hept-1-en-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic503.2000uM
1-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)hexan-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic503.3000uM
1-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)heptan-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic503.4000uM
(E)-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)hex-1-en-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic503.5000uM
4-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic503.5000uM
1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)heptan-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic503.5000uM
(E)-4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)but-3-en-2-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic503.7000uM
1-(2,3-dihydroxyphenyl)pentan-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic503.9000uM
(E)-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)pent-1-en-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic504.4000uM
2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,5,7-trihydroxychromen-4-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic507.8000uM
2-[[3-acetamido-6-[[2-(carboxymethoxy)-6-[[2-(carboxymethoxy)-6-[[2-(carboxymethoxy)-6-[[2-(carboxymethoxy)-6-methoxycarbonyl-3-pyridinyl]carbamoyl]-3-pyridinyl]carbamoyl]-3-pyridinyl]carbamoyl]-3-pyridinyl]carbamoyl]-2-pyridinyl]oxy]acetic acid1937856: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregationic508.0000uM
1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)hexan-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic508.5000uM
1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)pentan-3-one1775270: Inhibition of islet amyloid polypeptide (unknown origin) aggregation after 24 hrs by thioflavin T based fluorescence assayic509.5000uM

CTD chemical–gene interactions

18 total (human), top 18 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Copperincreases abundance, affects binding, decreases reaction, increases expression, increases chemical synthesis (+6 more)2
propionaldehydedecreases expression1
bisphenol Aincreases methylation1
trichostatin Aincreases expression1
2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-onedecreases reaction, increases phosphorylation, increases expression, increases reaction, affects cotreatment1
N,N’-bis(salicylideneamino)ethane-manganese(II)decreases metabolic processing1
kukoamine Aaffects binding, decreases reaction1
2-palmitoylglycerolincreases expression1
EUK-134decreases metabolic processing1
kukoamine Baffects binding, decreases reaction1
Rosiglitazoneincreases reaction, increases secretion, affects cotreatment, decreases reaction, increases phosphorylation (+1 more)1
Glucosedecreases reaction, increases secretion1
Glutathioneaffects cotreatment, decreases reaction, increases abundance1
Hydrogen Peroxidedecreases abundance, increases chemical synthesis, increases reaction, affects cotreatment, decreases reaction (+1 more)1
Tretinoinaffects expression1
Valproic Aciddecreases expression1
Zincaffects degradation, affects reaction1
Aflatoxin B1increases methylation1

ChEMBL screening assays

21 unique, capped per target: 21 binding

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL1918760BindingInhibition of IAPP fibril formation assessed as fold increase in lag time for aggregate formation at 1:10 protein to compound ratio by thioflavin T fluorescence assay relative to untreated controlSugar-based peptidomimetics inhibit amyloid β-peptide aggregation. — *Eur J Med Chem*

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

Via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.

Predicted chemistry — Sugi Predict

The predicted patent-compound landscape for IAPP across ~30M SureChEMBL compounds — explore on Sugi Predict.

  • Pharmacogenomically associated drugs (drugs whose metabolism/response is associated with variants in this gene (PharmGKB) — not drugs that target it): Rocuronium