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Quick Answer \u2014 What is MOTS-c?<\/h3>\n

MOTS-c<\/strong> (Mitochondrial Open Reading frame of the Twelve S rRNA-c) is a 16-amino-acid mitochondrially-encoded signaling peptide first identified in 2015. In published preclinical research it acts as an exercise-mimetic and metabolic regulator by activating the AMPK pathway, restoring insulin sensitivity, and modulating nuclear gene expression in response to mitochondrial stress. Supplied in 10\u00a0mg to 40\u00a0mg lyophilized vials for laboratory research use only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u0391\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 CAS<\/strong><\/td>\n1627580-64-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u039c\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03a4\u03cd\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong><\/td>\nC100<\/sub>H152<\/sub>N28<\/sub>O22<\/sub>S2<\/sub><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u039c\u03bf\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc \u0392\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong><\/td>\n2174.62 Da<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0391\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03b8\u03af\u03b1<\/strong><\/td>\nMet-Arg-Trp-Gln-Glu-Met-Gly-Tyr-Ile-Phe-Tyr-Pro-Arg-Lys-Leu-Arg (MRWQEMGYIFYPRKLR, 16 amino acids; encoded within the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u039c\u03bf\u03c1\u03c6\u03ae<\/strong><\/td>\nLyophilized powder (white to off-white)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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What Is MOTS-c?<\/h2>\n

MOTS-c<\/strong> (Mitochondrial Open Reading frame of the Twelve S rRNA-c) is a 16-amino-acid peptide first identified by Lee et al. in Cell Metabolism<\/em> (2015) as a member of the newly recognised class of mitochondrially-derived peptides (MDPs). Unlike every other peptide in the research catalog \u2014 which are encoded by nuclear DNA and synthesised in the cytoplasm \u2014 MOTS-c is encoded within the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene and translated by mitochondrial ribosomes. This unusual biological origin makes it a direct intracellular signal of mitochondrial state, and the most-cited member of a peptide class that includes humanin and the SHLP family.<\/p>\n

The peptide sequence is MRWQEMGYIFYPRKLR, molecular weight approximately 2,175\u00a0Da, empirical formula C100<\/sub>H152<\/sub>N28<\/sub>O22<\/sub>S2<\/sub>. Endogenous MOTS-c shifts from mitochondria to nucleus under metabolic and oxidative stress, where it regulates a folate-cycle \/ methionine-metabolism gene programme \u2014 a mechanism with no parallel among nuclear-encoded peptides. MOTS-c is supplied as a high-purity lyophilized powder for reconstitution with bacteriostatic water and is \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae \u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1<\/strong>. It is not approved by the FDA, EMA, or MHRA for human or veterinary therapeutic use. For related metabolic and longevity peptides, see our full \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf\u03b3\u03bf \u03b5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c5\u03bd\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03c0\u03c4\u03b9\u03b4\u03af\u03c9\u03bd<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mechanism of Action \u2014 AMPK, Glucose Metabolism, and Nuclear Translocation<\/h2>\n

What differentiates MOTS-c from older metabolic peptides is its tri-modal mechanism of action<\/strong> that spans the mitochondrion, the cytoplasm, and the nucleus \u2014 each contributing to the observed metabolic phenotype in published research:<\/p>\n