Comparison

Humanin vs LL-37

Function

While Humanin exerts neuroprotective and cytoprotective effects in models of Alzheimer’s disease, ischemia, and metabolic stress, reducing apoptosis and improving cell survival7136141, LL-37 acts as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial and immunomodulatory peptide involved in host defense and wound repair, but can also promote inflammation and cancer cell proliferation in some contexts5215.

Mechanism

While Humanin works as a mitochondrial-derived 24-amino-acid peptide that protects cells against diverse apoptotic insults by interacting with cell-surface cytokine receptor complexes and intracellular targets, thereby activating pro-survival STAT3 and other pathways7136141, LL-37 is a cationic amphipathic 37-amino-acid cathelicidin peptide generated from hCAP18 that disrupts microbial membranes and modulates innate immunity, including chemotaxis, cytokine induction, and NET formation521586.

Length and Sequence

Humanin is 24 amino acids long, whereas LL-37 is longer as it has a length of 37 amino acids. Humanin is made up of a sequence of Methionine, Alanine, Proline, Arginine, Glycine, Phenylalanine, Serine, Cysteine, Leucine, Leucine, Leucine, Leucine, Leucine, Threonine, Serine, Glutamic acid, Isoleucine, Aspartic acid, Leucine, Proline, Valine, Lysine, Arginine, Arginine, Alanine. LL-37 is made up of a sequence of Leucine, Leucine, Glycine, Aspartic acid, Phenylalanine, Phenylalanine, Arginine, Lysine, Serine, Lysine, Glutamic acid, Lysine, Isoleucine, Glycine, Lysine, Glutamic acid, Phenylalanine, Lysine, Arginine, Isoleucine, Valine, Glutamine, Arginine, Isoleucine, Lysine, Aspartic acid, Phenylalanine, Leucine, Arginine, Asparagine, Leucine, Valine, Proline, Arginine, Threonine, Glutamic acid, Serine.

Receptor

Humanin

Binds a trimeric cytokine receptor complex consisting of CNTFR, WSX-1, and gp130, and can also signal via the G-protein–coupled receptor FPRL1/FPR2136141

LL-37

Functions as a ligand for CXCR2 on neutrophils and other myeloid cells; LL-37 signaling has also been linked to FPR2 and P2X7 in various cell types515

Organism or Origin

Humanin

Human mitochondrial peptide encoded within the 16S rRNA gene region7685

LL-37

Human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide generated from the CAP-18 precursor5286

Gene

Humanin

MT-RNR2

LL-37

CAMP

Related articles

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Sources

7Evidence of natural selection in the mitochondrial-derived peptides ..., https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-41053-0
53Frequently Asked Questions, https://www.peptidejournal.org/peptides/humanin-mitochondrial-peptide-research
76Humanin - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanin
85MT-RNR2 - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MT-RNR2
141Humanin: a harbinger of mitochondrial-derived peptides? - PMC - NIH, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3641182/
52Cathelicidin LL-37: A new important molecule in the ... - PMC - NIH, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7388365/
86Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathelicidin_antimicrobial_peptide