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Title	Structural basis of RNA-guided DNA integration by type I CRISPR-associated transposases.
Journal, issue, pages	bioRxiv, Year 2026
Publish date	May 18, 2026
Authors	Giada Finocchio / Seraina Oberli / George Lampe / Michael Schmitz / Samuel H Sternberg / Martin Jinek
PubMed Abstract	CRISPR-associated transposases (CASTs) achieve site-specific DNA integration by coupling the RNA-guided targeting action of a nuclease-deficient CRISPR-Cas system with the assembly of a Tn7-like ...CRISPR-associated transposases (CASTs) achieve site-specific DNA integration by coupling the RNA-guided targeting action of a nuclease-deficient CRISPR-Cas system with the assembly of a Tn7-like transpososome complex . Understanding the detailed mechanisms of this elaborate process is paramount to engineering CAST systems into programmable genetic tools . The type I-F CAST ( CAST) displays the highest activity in mammalian cells to date and has been the subject of extensive directed evolution , but efforts to rationally engineer further improvements have been hampered by critical gaps in our understanding of transpososome assembly and activation . Here we use cryo-EM structural analysis, validated by DNA transposition assays, to visualize the CAST system in a series of functional states that define the stepwise mechanism of RNA-guided DNA integration. The structure of a target DNA-bound Cascade-TniQ-TnsC complex reveals that conformational changes induced by R-loop formation are coupled to target DNA stabilization and TnsC heptamerization, which in turn recruits the TnsAB transposase via conserved interactions with its C-terminal tail. Finally, the structure of the 1.2 MDa CAST transpososome holocomplex reveals specific TnsC-TnsB and TnsB-target DNA interactions that drive allosteric remodelling of the TnsB catalytic site to activate donor DNA integration. Together, these findings establish a unified structural and mechanistic blueprint for RNA-guided DNA integration and lay the foundation for engineering next-generation DNA insertion systems for genome editing applications.
External links	bioRxiv / PubMed:42239233 / PubMed Central
Methods	EM (single particle)
Resolution	2.8 - 3.4 Å
Structure data	EMDB-57728: TnsAB-focused cryo-EM volume of the PseCascade-TniQ-TnsC-TnsAB holocomplex Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 3.4 Å EMDB-57729: TnsC-focused cryo-EM volume of the PseCascade-TniQ-TnsC-TnsAB holocomplex Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 3.3 Å EMDB-57730: Cascade-TniQ-TnsC-focused cryo-EM volume of the PseCascade-TniQ-TnsC-TnsAB holocomplex Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 3.1 Å EMDB-57731: Consensus cryo-EM volume of the PseCascade-TniQ-TnsC-TnsAB holocomplex Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 3.1 Å 57736 30ga EMDB-57736, PDB-30ga: Cryo-EM structure of the PseCascade-TniQ-TnsC-TnsAB holocomplex Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 3.2 Å EMDB-57737: TnsC-focused cryo-EM volume of the PseCascade-TniQ-TnsC complex bound to TnsB-hook motifs Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 3.0 Å EMDB-57738: Consensus cryo-EM volume of the PseCascade-TniQ-TnsC complex bound to TnsB-hook motifs Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 2.8 Å 57739 30gb EMDB-57739, PDB-30gb: Cryo-EM structure of the PseCascade-TniQ-TnsC complex bound to PseTnsB-hook motifs Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 2.9 Å EMDB-57750: TnsC-focused cryo-EM volume of the PseCascade-TniQ-TnsC complex Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 3.4 Å EMDB-57751: Consensus cryo-EM volume of the PseCascade-TniQ-TnsC complex Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 3.1 Å EMDB-57757: Cryo-EM volume of the PseCascade-TniQ complex Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 3.2 Å EMDB-57758: Cryo-EM volume of the PseCascade complex Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 2.9 Å 57765 30gt EMDB-57765, PDB-30gt: Cryo-EM structure of the PseCascade-TniQ-TnsC complex Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 3.3 Å
Chemicals	ChemComp-MG: Unknown entry ChemComp-ATP: ADENOSINE-5'-TRIPHOSPHATE / ATP, energy-carrying molecule*YM
Source	pseudoalteromonas sp. s983 (bacteria) escherichia coli k-12 (bacteria)
Keywords	DNA BINDING PROTEIN / Transposase / DNA-binding / RNA-binding / CRISPR-Cas / CRISPR-associated transposon