Science Daily·4 min read·hard
Misfolded insulin may be quietly driving diabetes
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Researchers have identified that the misfolding of proinsulin proteins contributes to the stress and eventual failure of pancreatic beta cells in diabetes patients. The study suggests that enhancing the cellular machinery responsible for protein folding could offer a new therapeutic approach to protecting these cells.
Much like paper must be folded into the correct shape to create an origami sculpture, proteins inside cells must form precise three-dimensional structures before they can function properly.
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