| CBS - Cystathionine Beta-Synthase
Type: Transsulfuration enzyme / hydrogen sulfide-producing enzyme
Function: CBS is a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the first committed step of the transsulfuration pathway, converting homocysteine toward cystathionine and cysteine synthesis. It also generates hydrogen sulfide (H2S), linking sulfur amino-acid metabolism with glutathione synthesis, redox regulation, mitochondrial bioenergetics, vascular signaling, and cellular stress responses.
Cancer: ↕ Context-dependent, but frequently increased and oncogenic in high-CBS tumors. Elevated CBS-derived H2S can promote mitochondrial bioenergetics, proliferation, survival, angiogenesis, migration, and tumor growth. CBS inhibition or silencing suppresses tumor growth in several experimental models, particularly colorectal and ovarian cancers, although tumor-suppressive roles have been reported in selected cancer types.
Alzheimer's Disease: ↓ Reduced CBS activity and decreased endogenous H2S production have been reported in Alzheimer's disease brain. Loss of CBS/H2S signaling may contribute to impaired neuronal signaling, oxidative stress, inflammation, and cognitive dysfunction.
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