
What is the primary function of porin proteins in the outer mitochondrial membrane?
Why is the impermeability of the inner mitochondrial membrane to ions and small molecules crucial for oxidative phosphorylation?
How do the cristae of the inner mitochondrial membrane enhance ATP production?
What is found within the mitochondrial matrix?
Why do mitochondria require nuclear-encoded proteins despite having their own DNA?
What implication does the presence of circular DNA in mitochondria have for the endosymbiotic theory?
How does the formation of tubular networks through mitochondrial fusion enhance cellular metabolism?