{tag=Transmembrane protein}
{title2=ANT}

A single <transmembrane protein> that moves <ATP> out and <ADP> in of the <mitochondrion>. So crucial.

Present in chormosome 4.

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRt7R03xfPY]
{title=Energized about the Mechanism of <ADP>/<ATP> Transport by Ruprecht et al. (2019)}
{description=
Good video showing what appears to be the <adenine nucleotide translocator>. although they don't use that name, instead saying ADP/ATP carrier.

The video also briefly depicts the <ATP synthase> and the <mitochondrial phosphate carrier protein>.
}


Adenine nucleotide translocator

{c}
{tag=Cellular respiration protein}
{tag=Transmembrane protein}
{tag=Protein complex}
{title2=ANT}

One of the most beautiful <molecular machines> known!

The first one with such complexity that was uncovered.

The thing rotates like a water wheel for God's sake, except it uses <protons> instead of water.

The ATP synthase complex is so large that <Power, Sex, Suicide by Nick Lane (2006)> page 123 contains a <cryoEM> image of several <ATP synthases> on small membrane vesicles, this is the paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bi00437a031# under <Closed access academic journals are evil>[a fucking paywall].

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXpzp4RDGJI]
{title=<ATP synthase> in action by <HarvardX> (2017)}


ATP synthase

{tag=Transmembrane protein}
{title2=Phosphate carrier protein}
{title2=mitochondrial}

Just like the <adenine nucleotide translocator> moves <ATP>/<ADP> in and out, this one moves loose <phosphate> in.

Both of those together recycle the cellular respiration carriers from/to the mitochondria.


Ciro Santilli @cirosantilli 36

 Tagged: Transmembrane protein