Research Summary
Researchers seeking to buy MOTS-c are exploring one of the most recently discovered classes of biological signalling peptides — mitochondria-derived peptides (MDPs). MOTS-c (Mitochondrial Open Reading Frame of the 12S rRNA-c) is encoded directly within mitochondrial DNA, not nuclear DNA — a discovery that challenged the long-held assumption that mitochondria encode only functional proteins for the electron transport chain. EdgeChems supplies MOTS-c for sale as an HPLC-verified research compound, alongside SS-31 (Elamipretide) for researchers studying mitochondrial biology and bioenergetics. What Is MOTS-c? MOTS-c is a 16-amino-acid peptide (MRWQEMGYIFYPRKLR) first identified by Cohen, Lee and colleagues at the University of Southern California in 2015. It is encoded within the 12S ribosomal RNA gene of mitochondrial DNA — a genomic region previously…
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