Talk:Mitochondria
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mt and redundancy
In general, "mt" is fine and sensible.
However, with regards to the PT pore, I recommend that the issue be resolved by simply omitting the "m". The "m" in mPTP is wholly redundant since the PT pore is only found in mitochondria. The qualifier "m", "mt", "mi", or whatever, should only be used when non-mitochondrial variants are also found, as in the case of miCK; the qualifier is clearly superfluous with PDH, ANT or any other mitochondrial-specific protein (including the PT pore).
On a lighter note, spare a thought for speakers: Try saying mtPTP (have you tried it?) a few times and, I suggest, the audience would fall asleep!
Best regards
Martin Crompton, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry, Unversity College London (2012-04-30)
