Comparison

Kisspeptin vs Matrixyl

Function

While Kisspeptin is a key regulator of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis, controlling puberty and fertility; kisspeptin-10 also inhibits trophoblast invasion and tumor metastasis in experimental models339199, Matrixyl is a widely used cosmetic peptide with evidence of stimulating extracellular matrix synthesis and reducing wrinkle appearance in skin-care formulations48.

Mechanism

While Kisspeptin works as a family of peptides (eg, kisspeptin-10, -13, -14, -54) derived from the KISS1 precursor that activate G-protein–coupled receptor KISS1R (GPR54), triggering GnRH release and regulating pubertal onset and reproductive axis activity339199, Matrixyl is a palmitoylated pentapeptide, Pal-Lys-Thr-Thr-Lys-Ser (Pal-KTTKS), that acts as a matrikine, signaling to dermal fibroblasts to increase production of collagen, elastin, fibronectin, and other ECM components4858.

Length and Sequence

Kisspeptin is 10 amino acids long, whereas Matrixyl is shorter as it has a length of 5 amino acids. Kisspeptin is made up of a sequence of Tyrosine, Asparagine, Tryptophan, Asparagine, Serine, Phenylalanine, Glycine, Leucine, Arginine, Tyrosine. Matrixyl is made up of a sequence of Lysine, Threonine, Threonine, Lysine, Serine.

Receptor

Kisspeptin

KISS1R (GPR54) kisspeptin receptor33919943

Matrixyl

Not clearly established in the current dataset.

Organism or Origin

Kisspeptin

Endogenous human peptide products of the KISS1 gene9199

Matrixyl

Synthetic lipopeptide derived from a collagen I C-terminal fragment sequence5158

Gene

Kisspeptin

KISS1

Matrixyl

Not assigned in the current dataset.

Sources

70Kisspeptin-10, rat, https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Kisspeptin-10_-rat
91Kisspeptin - Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisspeptin
99Kisspeptin-1 - an overview, https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/kisspeptin-1
48Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4 - R&D PEPTIDE.ONE, https://rnd.peptide.one/product/palmitoyl-pentapeptide-4-pal-lys-thr-thr-lys-ser/
51[PDF] Acetyl tetrapeptide-5 - SkinMiles, https://skinmiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Matriskin-Ingredients.pdf
58[PDF] Safety Assessment of Myristoyl Pentapeptide-4, Palmitoyl ..., https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/Pentapeptide%20Ingredients.pdf