Humanin
HN / Mitochondrial-derived humanin
- Peptide length
- 24 amino acids
Peptide with multiple studied analogs
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A peptide investigated in cellular models of neurotoxicity and other stress responses.
- Family
- Mitochondrial-derived peptide
- Research target
- Experimental cell-survival signaling
- Molecular form
- Peptide with multiple studied analogs
What to know about the research
The cited experiments used neuronal cell systems. They do not demonstrate prevention or treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in humans.
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Humanin and S14G-humanin (HNG) differ. Enhanced activity of an analog must not be attributed automatically to native humanin.
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