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Title | Structure of Csx1-cOA complex reveals the basis of RNA decay in Type III-B CRISPR-Cas. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 10, Issue 1, Page 4302, Year 2019 |
Publish date | Sep 20, 2019 |
Authors | Rafael Molina / Stefano Stella / Mingxia Feng / Nicholas Sofos / Vykintas Jauniskis / Irina Pozdnyakova / Blanca López-Méndez / Qunxin She / Guillermo Montoya / |
PubMed Abstract | Type III CRISPR-Cas multisubunit complexes cleave ssRNA and ssDNA. These activities promote the generation of cyclic oligoadenylate (cOA), which activates associated CRISPR-Cas RNases from the ...Type III CRISPR-Cas multisubunit complexes cleave ssRNA and ssDNA. These activities promote the generation of cyclic oligoadenylate (cOA), which activates associated CRISPR-Cas RNases from the Csm/Csx families, triggering a massive RNA decay to provide immunity from genetic invaders. Here we present the structure of Sulfolobus islandicus (Sis) Csx1-cOA complex revealing the allosteric activation of its RNase activity. SisCsx1 is a hexamer built by a trimer of dimers. Each dimer forms a cOA binding site and a ssRNA catalytic pocket. cOA undergoes a conformational change upon binding in the second messenger binding site activating ssRNA degradation in the catalytic pockets. Activation is transmitted in an allosteric manner through an intermediate HTH domain, which joins the cOA and catalytic sites. The RNase functions in a sequential cooperative fashion, hydrolyzing phosphodiester bonds in 5'-C-C-3'. The degradation of cOA by Ring nucleases deactivates SisCsx1, suggesting that this enzyme could be employed in biotechnological applications. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:31541109 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) / X-ray diffraction |
Resolution | 2.7 - 3.62 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-4691: PDB-6qzq: PDB-6qzt: PDB-6r7b: PDB-6r9r: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | RNA BINDING PROTEIN / CRISPR ASSOCIATED PROTEIN CARF HEPN RNAse |