Cell biology |
The mitochondrion |
Components of a typical mitochondrion
1 Outer membrane
- 1.1 Porin
2 Intermembrane space
- 2.1 Intracristal space
- 2.2 Peripheral space
3 Lamella
- 3.1 Inner membrane ◄ You are here
- 3.11 Inner boundary membrane
- 3.12 Cristal membrane
- 3.2 Matrix
- 3.3 Cristæ
4 Mitochondrial DNA
5 Matrix granule
6 Ribosome
7 ATP synthase
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The inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) is the mitochondrial membrane which separates the mitochondrial matrix from the intermembrane space.
Contents
- 1 Structure
- 1.1 Cristae
- 1.2 Cristae junctions
- 2 Composition
- 3 Permeability
- 4 IMM-associated proteins
- 5 See also
- 6 External links
- 7 References
Structure
The structure of the inner mitochondrial membrane is extensively folded and compartmentalized. The numerous invaginations of the membrane are called cristae, separated by crista junctions from the inner boundary membrane juxtaposed to the outer membrane. Cristae significantly increase the total membrane surface area compared to a smooth inner membrane and thereby the available working space.
The inner membrane creates two compartments. The region between the inner and outer membrane, called the intermembrane space which is largely continuous with the cytosol, and the more sequestered space inside the inner membrane, called matrix.
Cristae
Main article: Cristae
For typical liver mitochondria, the area of the inner membrane is about 5x as large as the outer membrane due to cristae. This ratio is variable and mitochondria from cells that have a greater demand for ATP, such as muscle cells, contain even more cristae. Cristae membranes are studded on the matrix side with small round protein complexes known as F1 particles, the site of proton-gradient driven ATP synthesis. Cristae affect overall chemiosmotic function of mitochondria.[1]
Cristae junctions
Cristae and the inner boundary membranes are separated by junctions. The end of cristae are partially closed by transmembrane protein complexes that bind head to head and link opposing crista membranes in a bottleneck-like fashion.[2] For example, deletion of the junction protein Mitofilin/Fcj1 leads to a reduced inner membrane potential and impaired growth [3] and to dramatically aberrant inner membrane structures which form concentric stacks instead of the typical invaginations.[4]
Composition
The inner membrane of mitochondria is similar in lipid composition to the membrane of bacteria. This phenomenon can be explained by the endosymbiont hypothesis of the origin of mitochondria as prokaryotes internalized by a eukaryotic host cell.
In pig heart mitochondria, phosphatidylethanolamine makes up the majority of the inner mitochondrial membrane at 37.0% of the phospholipid composition. Phosphatidylcholine makes up about 26.5%, cardiolipin 25.4%, and phosphatidylinositol 4.5%.[5] In S. cerevisiae mitochondria, phosphatidylcholine makes up 38.4% of the IMM, phosphatidylethanolamine makes up 24.0%, phosphatidylinositol 16.2%, cardiolipin 16.1%, phosphatidylserine 3.8%, and phosphatidic acid 1.5%.[6]
In the inner mitochondrial membrane, the protein-to-lipid ratio is 80:20, in contrast to the outer membrane, which is 50:50.[7]
Permeability
The inner membrane is freely permeable only to oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water.[8] It is much less permeable to ions and small molecules than the outer membrane, creating compartments by separating the matrix from the cytosolic environment. This compartmentalization is a necessary feature for metabolism. The inner mitochondrial membrane is both an electrical insulator and chemical barrier. Sophisticated ion transporters exist to allow specific molecules to cross this barrier. There are several antiport systems embedded in the inner membrane, allowing exchange of anions between the cytosol and the mitochondrial matrix.[7]
IMM-associated proteins
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- NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone)
- Electron-transferring-flavoprotein dehydrogenase
- Electron-transferring flavoprotein
- Succinate dehydrogenase
- Alternative oxidase
- Cytochrome bc1 complex
- Cytochrome c
- Cytochrome c oxidase
- F-ATPase
- ATP–ADP translocase
- ATP-binding cassette transporter
- Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme
- Protein tyrosine phosphatase
- Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase
- Carnitine O-acetyltransferase
- Carnitine O-octanoyltransferase
- Cytochrome P450
- Translocase of the inner membrane
- Glutamate aspartate transporter
- Pyrimidine metabolism
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- Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase
- Thymidylate synthase (FAD)
- HtrA serine peptidase 2
- Adrenodoxin reductase
- Heme biosynthesis
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- Protoporphyrinogen oxidase
- Ferrochelatase
See also
- Mitochondrial shuttle
- Proton gradient
- Citric acid cycle
- Transport proteins
External links
- Mitochondrial inner membrane (55 proteins) Orientations of Proteins in Membranes (OPM) database
- http://www.med.uiuc.edu/histo/small/atlas/objects/1340.htm
References
- ^ Mannella CA (2006). "Structure and dynamics of the mitochondrial inner membrane cristae". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1763 (5–6): 542–548. doi:10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.04.006. PMID 16730811.
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- ^ Comte J, Maïsterrena B, Gautheron DC (January 1976). "Lipid composition and protein profiles of outer and inner membranes from pig heart mitochondria. Comparison with microsomes". Biochim. Biophys. Acta 419 (2): 271–84. doi:10.1016/0005-2736(76)90353-9. PMID 1247555. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ Lomize, Andrel; Lomize, Mikhail; Pogozheva, Irina (2013). "Membrane Protein Lipid Composition Atlas". Orientations of Proteins in Membranes. University of Michigan. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ a b Krauss, Stefan (2001). "Mitochondria: Structure and Role in Respiration" (PDF). Nature Publishing Group. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- ^ Caprette, David R. (12 December 1996). "Structure of Mitochondria". Experimental Biosciences. Rice University. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
Mitochondrial proteins
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Outer membrane |
fatty acid degradation |
- Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I
- Long-chain-fatty-acid—CoA ligase
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tryptophan metabolism |
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monoamine neurotransmitter
metabolism |
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Intermembrane space |
- Adenylate kinase
- Creatine kinase
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Inner membrane |
oxidative phosphorylation |
- Coenzyme Q – cytochrome c reductase
- Cytochrome c
- NADH dehydrogenase
- Succinate dehydrogenase
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pyrimidine metabolism |
- Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase
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mitochondrial shuttle |
- Malate-aspartate shuttle
- Glycerol phosphate shuttle
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other |
- Glutamate aspartate transporter
- Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
- ATP synthase
- Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II
- Uncoupling protein
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Matrix |
citric acid cycle |
- Citrate synthase
- Aconitase
- Isocitrate dehydrogenase
- Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
- Succinyl coenzyme A synthetase
- Fumarase
- Malate dehydrogenase
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anaplerotic reactions |
- Aspartate transaminase
- Glutamate dehydrogenase
- Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
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urea cycle |
- Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I
- Ornithine transcarbamylase
- N-Acetylglutamate synthase
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alcohol metabolism |
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Other/to be sorted |
steroidogenesis |
- Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme
- Steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase
- Aldosterone synthase
- Frataxin
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- Mitochondrial membrane transport protein
- Mitochondrial permeability transition pore
- Mitochondrial carrier
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Mitochondrial DNA |
Complex I |
- MT-ND1
- MT-ND2
- MT-ND3
- MT-ND4
- MT-ND4L
- MT-ND5
- MT-ND6
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Complex III |
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Complex IV |
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ATP synthase |
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tRNA |
- MT-TA
- MT-TC
- MT-TD
- MT-TE
- MT-TF
- MT-TG
- MT-TH
- MT-TI
- MT-TK
- MT-TL1
- MT-TL2
- MT-TM
- MT-TN
- MT-TP
- MT-TQ
- MT-TR
- MT-TS1
- MT-TS2
- MT-TT
- MT-TV
- MT-TW
- MT-TY
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see also mitochondrial diseases
Index of cells
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Description |
- Structure
- Organelles
- peroxisome
- cytoskeleton
- centrosome
- epithelia
- cilia
- mitochondria
- Membranes
- Membrane transport
- ion channels
- vesicular transport
- solute carrier
- ABC transporters
- ATPase
- oxidoreduction-driven
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Disease |
- Structural
- peroxisome
- cytoskeleton
- cilia
- mitochondria
- nucleus
- scleroprotein
- Membrane
- channelopathy
- solute carrier
- ATPase
- ABC transporters
- other
- extracellular ligands
- cell surface receptors
- intracellular signalling
- Vesicular transport
- Pore-forming toxins
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