| First Author | Atmuri V | Year | 2008 |
| Journal | Matrix Biol | Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 8 | Pages | 653-60 |
| PubMed ID | 18762256 | Mgi Jnum | J:144606 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3831265 | Doi | 10.1016/j.matbio.2008.07.006 |
| Citation | Atmuri V, et al. (2008) Hyaluronidase 3 (HYAL3) knockout mice do not display evidence of hyaluronan accumulation. Matrix Biol 27(8):653-60 |
| abstractText | Hyaluronidases are endoglycosidases that initiate the breakdown of hyaluronan (HA), an abundant component of the vertebrate extracellular matrix. In humans, six paralogous genes encoding hyaluronidase-like sequences have been identified on human chromosomes 3p21.3 (HYAL2-HYAL1-HYAL3) and 7q31.3 (SPAM1-HYAL4-HYALP1). Mutations in one of these genes, HYAL1, were reported in a patient with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IX. Despite the broad distribution of HA, the HYAL1-deficient patient exhibited a mild phenotype, suggesting other hyaluronidase family members contribute to constitutive HA degradation. Hyal3 knockout (Hyal3-/-) mice were generated to determine if HYAL3 had a role in constitutive HA degradation. Hyal3-/- mice were viable, fertile, and exhibited no gross phenotypic changes. X-ray analysis, histological studies of joints, whole-body weights, organ weights and the serum HA levels of Hyal3-/- mice were normal. No evidence of glycosaminoglycan accumulation, including vacuolization, was identified in the Hyal3-/- tissues analyzed. Remarkably, the only difference identified in Hyal3-/- mice was a subtle change in the alveolar structure and extracellular matrix thickness in lung-tissue sections at 12-14 months-of-age. We conclude that HYAL3 does not play a major role in constitutive HA degradation. |
