This is a particularly interesting video as it links the mitochondrial membrane potential to aging. A lower MMP implies an older cell. There clearly is a link between MMP (ΔΨM) and the export of citrate (or moreso the swapping of citrate for malate) I wonder if there is also a link to Alpha KetoGlutarate or Glutamine export. I intend reading up on this.
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I have started reading up on this. It is really quite complex, but there clearly is a link between the citrate malate shuttle and MMP (it may be that the operation of citrate malate exchange maintains the MMP in part). I am also going to have a good look at SLC25A11 which is the alphaketoglutarate malate antiporter.
Let us know if we need to do more than increase citrate intake.
Obviously we need more efficient mitochondria.