page_title: Humanin
hierarchical_section_title: Humanin
caption_attribution_description: English: Diagram of the humanin gene and its localization within the 16S gene within the mitochondrial genome
context_page_description: Humanin is a micropeptide encoded in the mitochondrial genome by the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, MT-RNR2. Its structure contains a three-turn α-helix, and no symmetry.
  In in vitro and animal models, it appears to have cytoprotective effects.
context_section_description: Humanin is a micropeptide encoded in the mitochondrial genome by the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, MT-RNR2. Its structure contains a three-turn α-helix, and no symmetry.
  In in vitro and animal models, it appears to have cytoprotective effects.
caption: The humanin gene is found within the 16S rRNA gene (MT-RNR2) in the mitochondrial genome
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