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Gene information for MPST (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID4357
Official gene symbolMPST
Full namemercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase
Aliases,MGC24539,MST,TST2,
Gene summaryThis protein encoded by this gene catalyzes the transfer of a sulfur ion from 3-mercaptopyruvate to cyanide or other thiol compounds. It may be involved in cysteine degradation and cyanide detoxification. There is confusion in literature between this protein (mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase, MPST), which appears to be cytoplasmic, and thiosulfate sulfurtransferase (rhodanese, TST, GeneID:7263), which is a mitochondrial protein. Deficiency in MPST activity has been implicated in a rare inheritable disorder known as mercaptolactate-cysteine disulfiduria (MCDU). Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding same or different isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 22   Locus: 22q13.1
Gene position37415702 - 37425863  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size10162 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID602496