BIO 1140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Gsk-3, Cell Membrane, Fas Ligand

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Mitochondria are surrounded by a double-membrane system, consisting of inner and outer mitochondrial membranes separated by an intermembrane space. Outer membrane is freely permeable to small molecules because it contains a transport protein called porin, which forms large aqueous channels through the lipid bilayer. Molecules can enter the intermembrane space but most of them cannot pass the impermeable inner membrane. Intermembrane space is similar to the cytosol with respect to ions and small molecules. Inner membrane is highly specialized, its lipid bilayer contains a high proportion of the (cid:862)dou(cid:271)le(cid:863) phospholipid (cid:272)ardiolipi(cid:374), whi(cid:272)h has four fatty a(cid:272)ids rather tha(cid:374) two, (cid:272)o(cid:374)tai(cid:374)s a variety of transport proteins. Inner membrane forms a series of infolding, known as cristae. Cristae increase surface area of the inner membrane. Matrix contains the mitochondrial genetic system as well as the enzyme responsible for the central reactions of oxidative metabolism. Glucose is converted to pyruvic acid by glycolysis.

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