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Cell Respiration and Oxidative Phosphorylation
Why and how does the proton travelling through the stalked particle in the inner mitochondrial membrane, cause a conformational change in the ATPase?
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What preceded ATP synthase?
ATP Synthase is ubiquitous throughout life on earth and so most probably evolved within the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) before that lineage diversified into the various kingdoms of life.
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How fast does the rotor in ATP synthase spin?
I'm sure the exact frequency varies, but does anyone know roughly how many revolutions per minute / second the rotating center part makes?
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What is the benefit for cells having the ATP production regulated in mitochondria compared to being from the nucleus?
Mitochondria have their own DNA and appear to be loosely connected to the nucleus and it role.
Why are the functions of mitochondria not in the nucleus? Why doesn't the nucleus control the ...
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Do mitochondria simply automatically convert glucose to ATP?
I wonder whether there is any intelligent decision-making in mitochondria in the timing of their operation.
Do they simply begin ATP production as soon as the correct reactants are present?
Or, ...
