A model for intracellular energy transport.
A model for intracellular energy transport.
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细胞内能量运输模型。
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发表时间:
1982
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
K. Rakušan
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作者:
G. W. Mainwood;K. Rakušan
A model for oxygen transfer to cells from capillaries is considered in which mitochondria are either clustered at the cell periphery around capillaries or homogeneously distributed through the cytosol. The capillary Po2 required to supply cells utilizing oxygen at the same rate is much less when mitochondria cluster around capillaries. Two alternative mechanisms are considered for distributing energy from peripheral mitochondria to the rest of the cell; i.e., diffusion of ATP or creatine phosphate with enough creatine kinase to ensure equilibrium between the approximately P carriers. The latter has clear advantages and would appear to be adequate to supply a fairly large mitochondria-free cell core (e.g., 24-micrometer diameter) with very little change in ADP levels or in the free energy of ATP hydrolysis at maximum work rates. Thus, a viable alternative to the traditional Krogh model is presented which takes into account the inhomogeneity of the diffusion pathway as a result of mitochondrial clustering.