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  "id": 12466401,
  "title": "Flexible protein gate controls access to mitochondrial folds, simulations suggest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/flexible-protein-gate-controls-access-to-mitochondrial-folds",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T20:40:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-flexible-protein-gate-access-mitochondrial.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, mitochondria in our cells churn out energy from the food we eat, which keeps our bodies functioning. Much of this work happens along cristae—deep pockets in the mitochondria's inner membrane. To work properly, cristae must maintain their shape while carefully controlling which molecules enter and exit. At their narrow entrances sits a protein complex…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}