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Myoclonic Epilepsy w/ Ragged-Red Fibers (Mitochondrion)

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Total cards: 19•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

How many layers make up mito membrane?

Back (Answer)

2; Outer Mito Membrane is rich in porin (allows significant free-passage from cytoplasm) Inner- Unique; forms shelf-like folds called cristae;

#2
Front (Question)

T or F: # of Christae = ability to produce ATP; IMM contains proteins of ETS; Cardiolipin (found in abundance) decreases permeability of membrane to small ions (H+)

Back (Answer)

True true and true

#3
Front (Question)

What separates the IMM from the OMM (inner from the outer)?

Back (Answer)

Intermembrane space. H+ accumulation area

#4
Front (Question)

What fills the interior of Mito? (inside IMM)

Back (Answer)

A matrix; contains enzymes of Kreb’s cycle, nucleic acid machinery

#5
Front (Question)

What is the name of the theory for how a mito completes oxidative phosphorylation?

Back (Answer)

Chemiosmotic Coupling Hypothesis

#6
Front (Question)

Where does glycolysis occur?

Back (Answer)

In the cytoplasm conversion of glucose to pyruvate; pyruvate enter matrix and is converted to acetyl CoA

#7
Front (Question)

Where does Krebs (citric acid cycle) occur?

Back (Answer)

In the matrix Acetyl CoA enters a series of reactions and produces CO2, electrons, and protons; electrons and protons received mostly by NAD

#8
Front (Question)

Where does ETS happen?

Back (Answer)

On/in the Inner Mito Membrane (IMM) NADH releases H+ and e-; H+ pumped across IMM to intermembrane space; e- pulled along and through IMM by way of many IMPs; Separation of charges creates potential energy (-160mV inside edge; called proton-motive force) and matrix pH=8

#9
Front (Question)

Where does the majority of “action” happen during oxidative phosphorylation? (chemiosmotic coupling hypothesis)

Back (Answer)

On/In the IMM

#10
Front (Question)

What maintains the electrochemical gradient on each side of IMM?

Back (Answer)

A phospholipid called Cardiolipin

#11
Front (Question)

What is the name of the enzyme that allows for special re-entry in the IMM?

Back (Answer)

ATP synthetase (sometimes called "F1 particle" Allows H+ to re-enter the matrix as it converts ADP to ATP

#12
Front (Question)

Which direction does O2 move? Which direction does CO2 move? Which direction does ADP move? Which direction does ATP move?

Back (Answer)

O2 moves in b/c it is disappearing CO2 moves out ADP moves in ATP moves out

#13
Front (Question)

There are 5 major complexes of proteins within the IMM that make up the ETS. What are complexes 1 and 5?

Back (Answer)

1 = NADH dehydrogenase 5 = ATP synthetase

#14
Front (Question)

What drives the production of ATP?

Back (Answer)

controlled re-entry of H+ into the matrix

#15
Front (Question)

Which charge is on the outer edge of the IMM? Which charge is on the inside edge?

Back (Answer)

+ outside; - inside

#16
Front (Question)

Brown fat cells have “leaky” IMMs. What is the result?

Back (Answer)

Little ATP production and a lot of heat

#17
Front (Question)

What type of cells are most affected by Myoclonic Epilepsy w/ Ragged-Red Fibers?

Back (Answer)

Type 1 skeletal muscle cells; these cells are very dependent on high complement of mito

#18
Front (Question)

T or F: Only a few of the affected tissues contain damaged mitochondria?

Back (Answer)

False; All affected tissues contain damaged mito (gives ragged-red quality)

#19
Front (Question)

Myoclonic epilepsy w/ ragged-red fibers results from a failure of …?

Back (Answer)

Mitochondria. They lack critical electron transport system protein assemblies due to a mutation in mtDNA. Any cell that gets these mito AND has a substantial need for ATP will suffer.