IAPP and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP, also known as amylin), a peptide hormone produced by the β-cells of the pancreas,17–19 is intrinsically disordered, but forms amyloid in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) patients by an unknown mechanism.17,20 Wild type human IAPP (WT) is 37 residues in length, and contains a disulfide bond between Cys-2 and Cys-7, and an amidated C-terminus (Fig. 1a).