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An antibacterial peptide encoded in the mitochondrial genome ().

"We demonstrate that MOTS-c (mitochondrial open reading frame from the twelve S rRNA type-c) is a mitochondrial-encoded amphipathic and cationic peptide with direct antibacterial and immunomodulatory functions, consistent with the peptide chemistry and functions of known HDPs."

biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20

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