The article was not promoted 04:36, 22 January 2008.
This mitochondrion article has existed as a Good Article for some time. After considering the peer review from 2006, most or all of the issues appear to have been addressed. The article is far more referenced and expanded in terms of the basic science than it ever used to be. Further, it is free of edit wars and significant disputes. I believe it meets FAC criteria. This article deserves a chance at Featured Article status. Sedmic 17:49, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Karanacs (talk) 15:27, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose—This article has unexplained jargon and linked references to arcane knowledge. For example: "Larger proteins can also enter the mitochondrion via an N-terminal signaling sequence which permits translocation by a large multisubunit protein known as TOM". Really? Or, "Reducing equivalents from the cytoplasm can be imported via the malate-aspartate shuttle system of antiporter proteins or feed into the electron transport chain using a glycerol phosphate shuttle." Would this article be read and enjoyed by a student in High School? Somebody needs to go through the article and clarify the parts that currently require a degree in microbiology to understand. Some jargon that could use further clarification: long branch attraction, kilobases, polyadenylated, ubiquitin, haplotype, phospholipid, signal transduction, endoplasmic reticulum, &c., &c. Sorry.—RJH (talk) 17:06, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]