Question

If the outer membrane of mitochondria is removed/ remaining structure is called?

Answer 1

Answer:

Disruption of the outer membrane permits proteins in the intermembrane space to leak into the cytosol, leading to cell death. The mitochondrial outer membrane can associate with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane, in a structure called MAM (mitochondria-associated ER-membrane).

Answer 2

If the outer membrane of mitochondria is removed the remaining structure is called cristae.

• We know that mitochondria are made up of two membranes, the outer membrane and the inner membrane.
• The outer membrane of mitochondria is the surface membrane present where whereas the inner membrane is present folded inside the mitochondrial matrix.
• The outer compartment is the space between the outer and the inner membrane and the inner compartment is the inside of the mitochondria where there is the presence of mitochondrial matrix.
• The inner membrane of mitochondria is present in a folded form which forms ridges these ridges are known as cristae.
• The cristae are defined as the third mitochondrial compartment, the crista lumen.

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