Study record
A Mitochondrial Encoded Messenger at the Nucleus
Yong CQY, Tang BL · Cells · 2018
ReviewSeveralEvidence tier R
What this study reported
Commentary summarising a report that MOTS-c translocates to the nucleus on stress, binds DNA and regulates transcription of stress-response genes with other transcription factors. Proposes that MOTS-c may have characteristics of a mitokine mediating mitohormesis.
Limitations
Commentary with no new data, centred on a single primary study; the mitokine role is presented as speculation.
Study record
| Study model | Review |
|---|---|
| Substance studied | SeveralMore than one of these is central to the paper (common for reviews). |
| Species | Not reported |
| System studied | Commentary on MOTS-c nuclear translocation and mitonuclear retrograde signalling |
| Population | Not reported |
| Design | Commentary |
| Sample size as reported | Not reported |
| Control group | Not reported |
| Route (data field only) | Not reported |
| Endpoints measured | nuclear translocation; stress-response gene transcription |
| Pathways measured | Nuclear translocation |
| Research areas | Mitochondrial biology · Aging |
| Evidence tier | R — Review (context, not evidence) |
| Publication types | Journal Article |
Appraisal
Each dimension is recorded separately and never combined into a single score. A study can be well controlled and still tell you little about people.
- Relevance to MOTS-c
- Direct
- Model applicability
- n/a
- Sample size
- n/a
- Controls
- n/a
- Outcome validity
- n/a
- Support for its own conclusion
- n/a
Provenance
- Bibliographic fields retrieved from PubMed E-utilities efetch (title, journal, date, authors, DOI) on 2026-11-11.
- Annotated from the published abstract.
- Editorial review: approved (2026-11-11).
- Classification follows the site methodology; the record describes the study, not what MOTS-c does in people.