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Stories and spotlights from peptide research, by theme and with sources.
Cell energy
MOTS-c and mitochondrial peptides: a second genome
For a long time biologists thought only the cell nucleus codes for proteins. MOTS-c belongs to a small group of peptides whose code sits in the mitochondrion. Researchers sometimes call this a second genome.
Growth hormone
Growth hormone secretagogues: steering the pituitary
Growth hormone secretagogues are peptides that prompt the pituitary to release growth hormone. Researchers use them to study how this system regulates itself.
Tissue & repair processes
BPC-157 up close: what preclinical research shows
BPC-157 is one of the most discussed peptides in tissue research. Almost all of that knowledge comes from preclinical studies. This article explains what that means and what researchers actually measured.
Skin & pigment
GHK-Cu: the copper peptide in skin research
GHK-Cu is a small copper peptide that has appeared in skin research since the 1970s. It binds copper and features in cell studies of collagen and the connective tissue matrix.
Brain & nerves
Neuropeptides in research: Selank, Semax and signalling routes in the brain
Selank and Semax are short peptides from Russian research on the nervous system. They stand for a broader field: neuropeptides and the study of signalling routes in nerve cells and of behaviour in animal models.