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| Title | RNA-mediated CRISPR-Cas13 inhibition through crRNA structural mimicry. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Science, Vol. 388, Issue 6745, Page 387-391, Year 2025 |
| Publish date | Apr 25, 2025 |
Authors | Victoria M Hayes / Jun-Tao Zhang / Mark A Katz / Yuelong Li / Benjamin Kocsis / David M Brinkley / Ning Jia / Alexander J Meeske / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | To circumvent CRISPR-Cas immunity, phages express anti-CRISPR factors that inhibit the expression or activities of Cas proteins. Whereas most anti-CRISPRs described to date are proteins, recently ...To circumvent CRISPR-Cas immunity, phages express anti-CRISPR factors that inhibit the expression or activities of Cas proteins. Whereas most anti-CRISPRs described to date are proteins, recently described small RNAs called RNA anti-CRISPRs (rAcrs) have sequence homology to CRISPR RNAs (crRNAs) and displace them from cognate Cas nucleases. In this work, we report the discovery of rAcrVIA1-a plasmid-encoded small RNA that inhibits the RNA-targeting CRISPR-Cas13 system in its natural host, . We solved the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the Cas13-rAcr complex, which revealed that rAcrVIA1 adopts a fold nearly identical to crRNA despite sharing negligible sequence similarity. Collectively, our findings expand the diversity of rAcrs and reveal an example of immune antagonism through RNA structural mimicry. |
External links | Science / PubMed:40273258 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.85 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-60476, PDB-8zty: |
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Keywords | RNA BINDING PROTEIN/RNA / STRUCTURAL PROTEIN / RNA BINDING PROTEIN-RNA complex |
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