Comparison

FOXO4-DRI vs PEG-MGF

Function

While FOXO4-DRI acts as a senolytic in preclinical models by promoting apoptosis of senescent cells, improving tissue function and healthspan measures in aged animals38, PEG-MGF is used experimentally to enhance muscle repair and hypertrophy after mechanical overload or injury by stimulating satellite-cell activation and protein synthesis6373138.

Mechanism

While FOXO4-DRI works as a D-retro-inverso peptide derived from a FOXO4 region that competes with endogenous FOXO4 for binding to p53, thereby releasing p53 to trigger apoptosis selectively in senescent cells38, PEG-MGF is a poly(ethylene glycol)-conjugated form of Mechano Growth Factor (IGF-1Ec splice variant) comprising the 24-aa C-terminal E-peptide of IGF-1, designed to extend half-life while activating IGF-1 receptor–mediated anabolic signaling in muscle satellite cells637322138.

Length and Sequence

FOXO4-DRI is amino acids long, whereas PEG-MGF is longer as it has a length of 24 amino acids. FOXO4-DRI is made up of a sequence of sequence data not available in the current dataset. PEG-MGF is made up of a sequence of Tyrosine, Glutamine, Proline, Proline, Serine, Threonine, Asparagine, Lysine, Asparagine, Threonine, Lysine, Serine, Glutamine, Arginine, Arginine, Lysine, Glycine, Serine, Threonine, Phenylalanine, Glutamic acid, Glutamic acid, Arginine, Lysine.

Receptor

FOXO4-DRI

Intracellular target is the FOXO4–p53 protein–protein interaction interface; it does not signal via a traditional cell-surface receptor38

PEG-MGF

Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R), the canonical receptor for IGF-1 peptides22133134139

Organism or Origin

FOXO4-DRI

Synthetic peptide based on human FOXO4 transcription factor3898

PEG-MGF

Synthetic PEGylated analog of human MGF (IGF-1Ec isoform) 2273138

Gene

FOXO4-DRI

FOXO4

PEG-MGF

IGF1

Related articles

No related articles are linked to these peptides yet.

Sources

38FOXO4-DRI - Research Information - Peptpedia, https://peptpedia.org/peptide/foxo4-dri
98Human FOXO4 Synthetic Peptide (PEP-1088), https://www.thermofisher.com/proteins/product/Human-FOXO4-Synthetic-Peptide/PEP-1088
22Mechano growth factor - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechano_growth_factor
63Sourcing, https://exploring-peptides.com/peptide-wikipedia/pegmgf/
73PEG-MGF, https://peptidestandard.com/peg-mgf-research/
133IGF1R - Abcam, https://www.abcam.com/en-us/targets/igf1r/24611
134Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulin-like_growth_factor_1_receptor
138A Splice Variant of IGF-1 within the Growth Plate | PLOS One, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0076133
139IGF1 receptor signaling pathways, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29535161/