期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
卷 113, 期 1, 页码 14-26出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06580.x
关键词
cystathionase; cystathionine beta-synthase; cystathionine gamma-lyase; EDRF; hydrogen sulfide; S-sulfhydration
资金
- National Institutes of Health Medical Scientist Training Program Award [T32 GM007309]
- US Public Health Service [MH018501, DA000226]
- Research Scientist Award [DA00074]
P>Nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO) are well established as messenger molecules throughout the body, gasotransmitters, based on striking alterations in mice lacking the appropriate biosynthetic enzymes. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is even more chemically reactive, but until recently there was little definitive evidence for its physiologic formation. Cystathionine beta-synthase (EC 4.2.1.22), and cystathionine gamma-lyase (CSE; EC 4.4.1.1), also known as cystathionine, can generate H2S from cyst(e)ine. Very recent studies with mice lacking these enzymes have established that CSE is responsible for H2S formation in the periphery, while in the brain cystathionine beta-synthase is the biosynthetic enzyme. Endothelial-derived relaxing factor activity is reduced 80% in the mesenteric artery of mice with deletion of CSE, establishing H2S as a major physiologic endothelial-derived relaxing factor. H2S appears to signal predominantly by S-sulfhydrating cysteines in its target proteins, analogous to S-nitrosylation by NO. Whereas S-nitrosylation typically inhibits enzymes, S-sulfhydration activates them. S-nitrosylation basally affects 1-2% of its target proteins, while 10-25% of H2S target proteins are S-sulfhydrated. In summary, H2S appears to be a physiologic gasotransmitter of comparable importance to NO and carbon monoxide.
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