Mechanism
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 components.4858
Peptide record
Matrixyl
Function
Widely used cosmetic peptide with evidence of stimulating extracellular matrix synthesis and reducing wrinkle appearance in skin-care formulations.48
Receptor
Not clearly established in the current dataset.
Sequence
Length
5 amino acids
Organism or Origin
Synthetic lipopeptide derived from a collagen I C-terminal fragment sequence.5158
Gene
Not assigned in the current dataset.
Sources
- 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
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