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mitosome

double-membrane-bounded organelle that functions in iron-sulfur protein maturation, evolutionarily derived from mitochondria, detected only in anaerobic or microaerophilic organisms that do not have mitochondria
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Summary

mitosome is a cellular component[1]. mitosome draws 242 Wikipedia views per month (cellular component category, ranking #102 of 301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: intracellular membrane-bounded organelle[3], Mitochondrion-related organelle[4]
  • Part of: cytoplasm[5]
  • Time of discovery or invention: 1999[6]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0032047[7]

Why It Matters

mitosome has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] mitosome is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mitosome_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{mitosome}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mitosome}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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  1. 2d ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Sitelink count → 17
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → intracellular membrane-bounded organelle, Mitochondrion-related organelle
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: Mitochondrion-related organelle"
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