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Mitochondrion

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i chose the mitochondria article because its fascinating and i thought you might find it interesting too.

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Mitochondria are integral to normal cellular function as they are responsible for energy production in eukaryotes, including the synthesis of phospholipids and heme, calcium homeostasis, apoptotic activation and cell death. Mitochondria have retained their own genome, reflecting a bacterial evolutionary origin and while the majority of mitochondrial proteins are encoded by nuclear genes, a few respiratory proteins and mitochondrial tRNA’s remain encoded by the mitochondrial genome.mitochondria have been referred to as ‘poison cabinets’ of the cell as key proteins released from the matrix and inner membrane initiate apoptotic cell death. Thus, mitochondria are positioned at the heart of cell life and cell death so that cellular function often mirrors the degree of mitochondrial viability, and impaired mitochondrial function is increasingly associated with disease.