About the reference identity
A name drawn from mitochondrial genetics
MOTS-c was reported in a 2015 discovery study as a 16-amino-acid peptide encoded within the mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA region. Its name abbreviates mitochondrial open reading frame of the twelve S rRNA, type-c. An open reading frame is a stretch of genetic sequence that can encode a peptide.
- Reference length
- 16 amino-acid residues
- Discovery context
- Reported in 2015 · mitochondrial 12S rRNA region
Reference identity only; not a test result for current inventory.




