Hypothesis

Rationally engineered analogs of kisspeptin-13 (KP-13) can retain KISS1R agonist activity while demonstrating improved metabolic stability and prolonged signaling duration compared to the native peptide.

Background

Kisspeptins are endogenous ligands of KISS1R, playing a critical role in reproductive hormone regulation. KP-13 has strong receptor activity but suffers from rapid proteolytic degradation — limiting its therapeutic potential.

Core Claim

Selective structural modifications that preserve the receptor-binding motif while reducing proteolytic liability will yield analogs with superior pharmacokinetic profiles.

Engineering Strategies

1. N-terminal protection — acetylation or pyroglutamate formation
2. Cleavage-site stabilization — D-amino acids, N-methylation
3. Conformational constraints — cyclization or backbone stabilization

Predicted Outcomes

• Increased serum stability
• Reduced enzymatic degradation
• Maintained or slightly reduced receptor potency
• Improved duration of KISS1R signaling

Experimental Plan

1. Use native KP-13 as calibration reference
2. Design 10–20 modified analogs
3. Run sequence and conformational validation
4. Perform receptor activation assays
5. Measure serum stability

On-Chain Registration

This hypothesis has been registered as IP-NFT KP13 on Ethereum mainnet via the Molecule protocol.

• 🔬 Molecule Project: molecule.xyz/ipnfts/20821243512305488209441950464147478732407156797650425769528140688580173816932
• ⛓️ POI Anchor TX: etherscan.io/tx/0x6b21513...
• 🪙 IP-NFT Mint TX: etherscan.io/tx/0x56e7407...
• 📄 Hypothesis PDF uploaded to the project data room

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