Amilin (ostrvaca amiloidnog polipeptida, IAPP) je 37 aminokiselina dug peptidni hormon. On se izlučuje zajedno sa insulinom iz pankreasnih β-ćelija u odnosu od oko 100:1.[1] Amilin učestvuje u glicemičkog regulaciji putem usporavanja gastričkog pražnjenja i promovisanja sitosti, čime sprećava postprandijalna nagla povišenja nivoa krvne glukoze.
IAPP se formira iz 89 aminokiseline duge kodirajuće sekvence. Proostvce amiloidni polipeptid (proIAPP, proamilin, amiloidni polipeptidni prekurzor, proostrvce protein) se formira u pankreasnim beta-ćelijama kao peptid sa 67 aminokiselina, 7404 Daltona težak propeptid i on podleže posttranslacionoj modifikaciji uključujući proteazno presecanje da se formira amilin.[2]
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