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Intermembrane Space of Mitochondria
Because of channels in the outer membrane of the mitochondria, the content of the intermembrane space is similar to that of the content of the cytoplasm.
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Intermembrane space
The intermembrane space is the region between the inner membrane and the outer membrane of a mitochondrion or a chloroplast. Its main function is nucleotide phosphorylation .
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harnessing the energy released by this transfer to the pumping of protons (H+) from the matrix to the intermembrane space.
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As a result of the electron transport system, hydrogen ions become concentrated in the intermembrane space. These concentrated ions contain energy much like a dam.
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The top of the complex is in the mitochondrial intermembrane space, the center spans the membrane, and the bottom is in the mitochondrial matrix. The complex is a 496-kDa dimer of eleven different protein subunits. Courtesy of D. Xia and J.
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