Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers have now gained insight into the architecture of mitochondria ...

Why do virtually all cells "breathe" by pumping protons (hydrogen ions) across a membrane? According to molecular biologist ... is used to pump protons across a membrane — the dam — creating ...

Though all cells have the ability to develop such a pump, normal cells seldom do ... Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue ...

Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all ... The respiratory supercomplexes pump protons across the mitochondrial membrane. The ATP production complexes, which ...