Introduction MOTS-c is not the only peptide hidden inside mitochondrial DNA. It belongs to a growing family called mitochondrial-derived peptides (MDPs), and each member has

Introduction MOTS-c is a 16-amino-acid peptide encoded by mitochondrial DNA, and its main job in research models is to help cells manage energy. But how

Introduction MOTS-c peptide is a small signaling molecule built from instructions stored inside mitochondria, the tiny power plants found in nearly every cell. That alone