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:Mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (Mpst) and its homolog thiosulfate sulfurtransferase (Tst = rhodanese) detoxify cyanide to thiocyanate. Mpst is attracting attention as one of the four endogenous hydrogen sulfide (H2S)/reactive sulfur species (RSS)-producing enzymes, along with cystathionine β-synthase (Cbs), cystathionine γ-lyase (Cth), and cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase 2 (Cars2). MPST deficiency was found in 1960s among rare hereditary mercaptolactate-cysteine disulfiduria patients. Mpst-knockout (KO) mice with enhanced liver Tst expression were recently generated as its model; however, the physiological roles/significances of Mpst remain largely unknown. Here we generated three independent germ lines of Mpst-KO mice by CRISPR/Cas9 technology, all of which maintained normal hepatic Tst expression/activity. Mpst/Cth-double knockout (DKO) mice were generated via crossbreeding with our previously generated Cth-KO mice. Mpst-KO mice were born at the expected frequency and developed normally like Cth-KO mice, but displayed increased urinary 3-mercaptolactate excretion and enhanced passive systemic anaphylactic responses when compared to wild-type or Cth-KO mice. Mpst/Cth-DKO mice were also born at the expected frequency and developed normally, but excreted slightly more 3-mercaptolactate in urine compared to Mpst-KO or Cth-KO mice. Our Mpst-KO, Cth-KO, and Mpst/Cth-DKO mice, unlike semi-lethal Cbs-KO mice and lethal Cars2-KO mice, are useful tools for analyzing the unknown physiological roles of endogenous H2S/RSS production.
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Int J Mol Scijournal_title
International journal of molecular sciencesauthors
Akahoshi N,Minakawa T,Miyashita M,Sugiyama U,Saito C,Takemoto R,Honda A,Kamichatani W,Kamata S,Anan Y,Ishii Idoi
10.3390/ijms21030818subject
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