Mitochondria Aren't Just the Powerhouse of the Cell
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Published 2020-04-16
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“The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell,” has got to be the most repeated line in biology. It has been firmly inserted into our middle school textbooks for years, and the powerhouse nickname stems from the mitochondria’s energy production capabilities, but the mitochondria offers so much more than that.
To start, when discussing all the mitochondria in our bodies, we use mitochondrion for singular, mitochondria for plural.
Each Mitochondrion looks different from cell to cell, and there are hundreds of thousands of mitochondria floating around in your cells—though that number also depends on what tissue we are referring to.
But, regardless of shape and number, all mitochondria do have some structural things in common: They each have two membranes—one outer layer, one inner layer, and some space in between them.
While the outer membrane works like a protective but permeable layer, letting different compounds in or out of the mitochondrion, the inner membrane is where some important biology happens to manufacture ATP (or Adenosine triphosphate, an organic compound that provides energy to drive processes in living cells).
So how did we develop mitochondria and what are all the things they do for our bodies?
Find out more about endosymbiosis theory and all the different roles your mitochondria play in this Human.
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All Comments (21)
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The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell!
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Me : Sees Video Title Also me: years of academy training wasted
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I'm a biomedical researcher just working with a mitochondrial protein called IDH. IDH is involved is normally involved in the citric acid cycle (the pathway which eventually drives the production of ATP in mitochondria) but specific mutations inIDH are also frequently found in different cancer types. The reason is that mutated IDH can lead to the production of a harmful molecule which messes up a lot of proteins leading to the repression of genes which would normally protect against the development of cancer (I would love to make a video about that mechanism one day). After so many years of research, mitochondria still show fascinating new sites!
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The cell is the power mitochondria of the house!
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So the heart muscle cell has an average of 35 to 40% mitochondria per volume? That's amazing. It makes sense since it's still very active even when we sleep.
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Heart: laughs in mitochondrial superiority
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Title : Mitochondria is not just the powerhouse of the cell Me and the boys : Those Bastards Lied to us
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The real question is: What is the powerhouse of the mitrocondrion??🤔
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Mine liege I would like to inform thee with great haste that thee mitochondrion produces significant energy to power thee cellular structure
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pausing the video Before watching the video I just wanna say one little thing... The cell is the power mitochondria of the house. That's it! Thank you! Let's continue watching. resuming
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This was a fun episode to write, hope you guys like it ☺️
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Star is the powerhouse of the solar system.
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Everyone: The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell Me: come on guys, really? Also Me: The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
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the mitochondria is the power house of the cell !
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As a person with mitochondrial diseasr I'd like to say thank you for creating this video. It is one of the best I've seen on the topic.
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This is the most important video on health
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THE MITOCHODRIA IS THE POWER HOUSE OF THE CELL
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Nobody : Schools: Hey did you know that Mitochondria is the power house of cell.
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the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
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Cool ! My college days ended in the late 90's. My favorite classes were A&P lecture and mostly lab. The cell structure, constituents, and function was my favorite point of study, primarily the Mitochondria. I was fascinated by this micro powerhouse. It seemed so surreal. I was wondering what new developments would arise in the future after further research was performed on this particular particle of wonder. So, once again... Cool ! I look forward to learning more about this subject matter.
