MKE – Week 4 (Year 2) – ‘What’s your peptide?’
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
This song entered my mind when I thought about our ‘old friend, peptide.’ So, do you completely understand what peptides are…….? Let’s take a look at them real quick.
Peptides are naturally occurring biological molecules. Peptides are found in all living organisms and play a key role in all manner of biological activity. Like proteins, peptides are formed (synthesized) naturally from transcription of a sequence of the genetic code, DNA. Transcription is the biological process of copying a specific DNA gene sequence into a messenger molecule, mRNA, which then carries the code for a given peptide or protein. Reading from the mRNA, a chain of amino acids is joined together by peptide bonds to form a single molecule.
There are 20 naturally-occurring amino acids and, like letters into words, they can be combined into an immense variety of different molecules. When a molecule consists of 2-50 amino acids it is called a peptide, whereas a larger chain of > 50 amino acids generally is referred to as a protein.
In the human body, peptides are found in every cell and tissue and perform a wide range of essential functions. Maintenance of appropriate concentration and activity levels of peptides is necessary to achieve homeostasis and maintain health.
The function that a peptide carries out is dependent on the types of amino acids involved in the chain and their sequence, as well as the specific shape of the peptide. Peptides often act as hormones and thus constitute biologic messengers carrying information from one tissue through the blood to another.
Peptides primarily creates a biological effect by binding to cell surface receptors. For a peptide to exert its effect, it needs to bind to a receptor specific for that peptide and which is located in the membrane of relevant cells. A receptor penetrates the cell membrane and consists of an extracellular domain where the peptide binds, and an intracellular domain through which the peptide exerts its function upon binding and activation of the receptor. – Zealand Pharma
How many of you found yourself this week being aware of our peptides, and how we can control them? I did. I have the choice to chose how I want to react to something regardless of how our peptides are bouncing around inside.

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Thank you for this. Great understanding.
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Appreciate it, and you are welcome!
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Great Blog Michelle!
I love, how after taking the MKE, songs of the past start taking on whole new maning.
Or maybe I am becoming a better observer.
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Ahhhh, I think you are becoming a better observer!! 🙂 Appreciate you taking the time to read my blog. Peace to you!
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Yes! I think I shall go with being a better observer. LOL
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🙂
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I totally relate to what you said about us having the power to make ourselves inviting or not. I’ve had so many positive experiences by keeping a smile on my face and making eye contact with people I don’t know–something I never did before MKE. 🙂 Great Lauren Daigle song, I just recently heard her song “You Say” for the first time, so I was happy that you shared another of her songs with us here!
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Love your peptide bond conga line. Very creative.
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Way to go Michelle! Superb blog post! We Choose!
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