Thats the idea behind MOTS-c , a fascinating peptide discovered in 2015 that is encoded in our mitochondrial DNA
Su, S., Wang, H., Liu, X., Wu, Y
They interfere with iodine uptake, thyroid hormone synthesis, and immune regulation
Balganesh M, Dinesh N, Sharma S, Kuruppath S, Nair AV, Sharma U
In summary, both direct design relying on mechanistic knowledge and available structural data from the oxytocinase subfamily of M1 aminopeptidases as well as iterative manipulations of the parent peptide Ang IV, involving insertion of unnatural amino acids as -amino acids, macrocyclizations and various structural simplifications have provided highly potent selective Ang IV peptidemimetics inhibiting IRAP
By 2030, an estimated 522 million people worldwide will suffer from diabetes (2)