Mitochondrial intermembrane space

Simplified structure of mitochondrion

Because of channels in the outer membrane of the mitochondria, the content of the intermembrane space is similar to that of the content of the cytoplasm.

As electrons move down the proteins in the electron transport chain, the electrons lose energy to bring H+ ions from the mitochondrial matrix into the intermembrane space. As a concentration gradient of hydrogen ions forms, a protein called ATP synthase harnesses the potential energy of these ions and starts chemiosmosis, where the H+ ions reenter the matrix via this enzyme bound to the cristae (folds of the inner membrane). ADP and a phosphate group are combined to form ATP.

Mitochondrial proteins

Outer membrane

fatty acid degradation	Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I Long-chain-fatty-acid—CoA ligase

tryptophan metabolism	Kynureninase

monoamine neurotransmitter metabolism	Monoamine oxidase

Intermembrane space

Inner membrane

oxidative phosphorylation	Coenzyme Q – cytochrome c reductase Cytochrome c NADH dehydrogenase Succinate dehydrogenase

pyrimidine metabolism	Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase

mitochondrial shuttle	Malate-aspartate shuttle Glycerol phosphate shuttle

other	Glutamate aspartate transporter Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase ATP synthase Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II Uncoupling protein

Matrix

citric acid cycle	Citrate synthase Aconitase Isocitrate dehydrogenase Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex Succinyl coenzyme A synthetase Fumarase Malate dehydrogenase

anaplerotic reactions	Aspartate transaminase Glutamate dehydrogenase Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

urea cycle	Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I Ornithine transcarbamylase N-Acetylglutamate synthase

alcohol metabolism	ALDH2

PMPCB

Other/to be sorted

steroidogenesis	Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme Steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase Aldosterone synthase Frataxin

Mitochondrial membrane transport protein Mitochondrial permeability transition pore Mitochondrial carrier

Mitochondrial DNA

Complex I	MT-ND1 MT-ND2 MT-ND3 MT-ND4 MT-ND4L MT-ND5 MT-ND6

Complex III	MT-CYB

Complex IV	MT-CO1 MT-CO2 MT-CO3

ATP synthase	MT-ATP6 MT-ATP8

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

see also mitochondrial diseases

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