MOTS-C is a 16-amino-acid peptide encoded within mitochondrial DNA that helps regulate cellular metabolism and energy balance.
Mitochondrial Origin: MOTS-c stands for mitochondrial open reading frame of the 12S rRNA type-c. Unlike most peptides, your mitochondria—the energy generators of cells—produce it naturally.
Metabolic Regulator: It acts as a signaling molecule or "mitokine" that helps tissues manage fuel, respond to stress, and adjust glucose and fat handling.
Exercise Connection: Levels of MOTS-c change in response to physical activity and metabolic stress, leading researchers to study it as an exercise mimetic (a compound that triggers some similar metabolic pathways)
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