Mitochondrial Contact Site and Cristae Organization System and F ₁ F _O -ATP Synthase Crosstalk Is a Fundamental Property of Mitochondrial Cristae

Abstract

Mitochondria have undergone profound diversification in separate lineages that have radiated since the last common ancestor of eukaryotes some eons ago. Most eukaryotes are unicellular protists, including etiological agents of infectious diseases, like Trypanosoma brucei