Copper ions could play a key role when peptide folding goes wrong
(PHYSorg.com Chemistry)

Unraveling interactions between metal ions and peptides in the body may eventually lead to improved treatments for diabetes, Alzheimer`s and other diseases. Understanding these interactions is the focus of research, co-led by KAUST, that is revealing how metals, such as copper, can affect the formation of harmful clumps of misfolded peptide clusters called fibrils, which underpin many diseases.