Specialized folds of the inner membrane of mitochondria.
sensory cells within the semicircular canals which detect fluid movement.
Outer compartment of the mitochondrion
(plural, cristae) An infolding of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion that houses the electron transport chain and the enzymes catalyzing the synthesis of ATP.
(pl. cristae, adj. cristate) ( Potonié and Kremp, 1955) A crest-like ornamentation element, taller than it is wide, characterized by a narrowly curved base and a sharp upper edge. Example: Cristatisporites Cross tetrad ( Erdtman, 1945b) Synonym of decussate tetrad.
(pl. cristae) of mitochondria, folds in the internal membrane of the mitochondrion which gives the organelle its characteristic appearance. This is the site of the electron transport chain in oxidative metabolism. The cristae, therefore, serve as the physical link between the tricarboxylic acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation (ATP synthesis). See also Mitochondrion - Wikipedia. more generally, a crest (its literal meaning in Latin) or ridge.
Cristae (singular crista) are the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. They are studded with proteins, including ATP synthase and a variety of cytochromes. The maximum surface area is able to be utilized because in endosymbiosis the outer membrane was added, and the original outer membrane of the bacterial cell became the inner membrane, and folded to form the cristae around the matrix.
