Biochem/physiol Actions
Humanin is 24-amino acid mitochondria-associated peptide that is involved in numerous biological processes including apoptosis, cell survival, substrate metabolism, inflammatory response, and response to stressors such as oxidative stress, ischemia, and starvation. Humanin exhibits protective effects against cellular apoptosis. Apparently it inhibits BAX translocation to the mitochondrial outer membrane.
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