MOTS-c
A small peptide your mitochondria make themselves, studied for its role in how the body produces and manages energy.
What is MOTS-c?
MOTS-c is a 16-amino-acid peptide encoded inside mitochondrial DNA rather than in the cell nucleus — which makes it unusual. Research interest centres on the idea that mitochondria use it to send signals to the rest of the cell about energy status. Most of what is known comes from cell and animal work, with a small but growing body of human observational data.
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Practical guides are published per vial strength because concentration depends on both the amount in the vial and the volume added. Guidance written for one strength does not carry over to another.
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- 1.Placeholder — primary characterisation paper
- 2.Placeholder — review of mitochondrial-derived peptides
- 3.Placeholder — human observational cohort
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