Question

What are racker's particles?

Answer 1

Racker's particles:

1. These are tiny, rounded structures that are situated where an organelle's inner membrane folds.
2. The mitochondria's inner cristae membranes contain them.
3. These particles go by a number of names, including F1 or F0 particles, Parsons particles, Oxysomes, and Fernandez-Moran particles.
4. A mitochondrion contains roughly 104–105 Oxysomes, also known as Racker particles, that are spaced 10 nm apart.
5. They make up 15% of the inner membrane's overall protein content.
6. They enable the movement of electrons from the peri-mitochondrial region to the matrix and continue ATP production using the difference in free energy created by the protons being transported along the electrochemical gradient.