The mitochondrial-derived peptide MOTS-c: a player in exceptional longevity?

Mitochondrial-derived peptides (MDP) are encoded by functional short open reading frames in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). These include humanin, and the recently discovered mitochondrial open reading frame of the 12S rRNA-c (MOTS-c). Although more research is needed, we suggest that the m.1382A>...

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Autores: Fuku, Noriyuki, Pareja Galeano, Helios, Zempo, Hirofumi, Alis, Rafael, Arai, Yasumichi, Lucía Mulas, Alejandro, Hirose, Nobuyoshi
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad Europea (UEM)
Repositorio:ABACUS. Repositorio de Producción Científica
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:abacus.universidadeuropea.com:11268/4414
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11268/4414
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aging
Centenarians
Longevity gene
Longevity regulation
Mitochondria
Mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA abnormalities
Molecular biology of aging
Genética humana
Biología
Gen
Biología molecular
Biología humana
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Sumario:Mitochondrial-derived peptides (MDP) are encoded by functional short open reading frames in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). These include humanin, and the recently discovered mitochondrial open reading frame of the 12S rRNA-c (MOTS-c). Although more research is needed, we suggest that the m.1382A>C polymorphism located in the MOTS-c encoding mtDNA, which is specific for the Northeast Asian population, may be among the putative biological mechanisms explaining the high longevity of Japanese people.