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| Title | Inhibitory mechanism of CRISPR-Cas9 by AcrIIC4. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nucleic Acids Res, Vol. 51, Issue 17, Page 9442-9451, Year 2023 |
| Publish date | Sep 22, 2023 |
Authors | Xuzichao Li / Fumeng Liao / Jiaqi Gao / Guangyong Song / Chendi Zhang / Nan Ji / Xiaoshen Wang / Jing Wen / Jia He / Yong Wei / Heng Zhang / Zhuang Li / Guimei Yu / Hang Yin / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | CRISPR-Cas systems act as the adaptive immune systems of bacteria and archaea, targeting and destroying invading foreign mobile genetic elements (MGEs) such as phages. MGEs have also evolved anti- ...CRISPR-Cas systems act as the adaptive immune systems of bacteria and archaea, targeting and destroying invading foreign mobile genetic elements (MGEs) such as phages. MGEs have also evolved anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins to inactivate the CRISPR-Cas systems. Recently, AcrIIC4, identified from Haemophilus parainfluenzae phage, has been reported to inhibit the endonuclease activity of Cas9 from Neisseria meningitidis (NmeCas9), but the inhibition mechanism is not clear. Here, we biochemically and structurally investigated the anti-CRISPR activity of AcrIIC4. AcrIIC4 folds into a helix bundle composed of three helices, which associates with the REC lobe of NmeCas9 and sgRNA. The REC2 domain of NmeCas9 is locked by AcrIIC4, perturbing the conformational dynamics required for the target DNA binding and cleavage. Furthermore, mutation of the key residues in the AcrIIC4-NmeCas9 and AcrIIC4-sgRNA interfaces largely abolishes the inhibitory effects of AcrIIC4. Our study offers new insights into the mechanism of AcrIIC4-mediated suppression of NmeCas9 and provides guidelines for the design of regulatory tools for Cas9-based gene editing applications. |
External links | Nucleic Acids Res / PubMed:37587688 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) / X-ray diffraction |
| Resolution | 1.8 - 3.52 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-36123, PDB-8ja0: ![]() PDB-7xvq: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEIN / RNA BINDING PROTEIN/RNA / a protein complex / VIRAL PROTEIN / RNA BINDING PROTEIN-RNA complex |
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