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Title | Type IV-A CRISPR-Csf complex: Assembly, dsDNA targeting, and CasDinG recruitment. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Mol Cell, Vol. 83, Issue 14, Page 2493-22508.e5, Year 2023 |
Publish date | Jul 20, 2023 |
Authors | Ning Cui / Jun-Tao Zhang / Yongrui Liu / Yanhong Liu / Xiao-Yu Liu / Chongyuan Wang / Hongda Huang / Ning Jia / |
PubMed Abstract | Type IV CRISPR-Cas systems, which are primarily found on plasmids and exhibit a strong plasmid-targeting preference, are the only one of the six known CRISPR-Cas types for which the mechanistic ...Type IV CRISPR-Cas systems, which are primarily found on plasmids and exhibit a strong plasmid-targeting preference, are the only one of the six known CRISPR-Cas types for which the mechanistic details of their function remain unknown. Here, we provide high-resolution functional snapshots of type IV-A Csf complexes before and after target dsDNA binding, either in the absence or presence of CasDinG, revealing the mechanisms underlying Csf complex assembly, "DWN" PAM-dependent dsDNA targeting, R-loop formation, and CasDinG recruitment. Furthermore, we establish that CasDinG, a signature DinG family helicase, harbors ssDNA-stimulated ATPase activity and ATP-dependent 5'-3' DNA helicase activity. In addition, we show that CasDinG unwinds the non-target strand (NTS) and target strand (TS) of target dsDNA from the Csf complex. These molecular details advance our mechanistic understanding of type IV-A CRISPR-Csf function and should enable Csf complexes to be harnessed as genome-engineering tools for biotechnological applications. |
External links | Mol Cell / PubMed:37343553 |
Methods | EM (single particle) / X-ray diffraction |
Resolution | 2.6 - 3.7 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-33180, PDB-7xfz: EMDB-33181, PDB-7xg0: EMDB-33183, PDB-7xg2: EMDB-33184, PDB-7xg3: EMDB-33185, PDB-7xg4: PDB-7xex: PDB-7xf0: PDB-7xf1: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-ATP: ChemComp-ZN: |
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Keywords | STRUCTURAL PROTEIN / Nuclease / STRUCTURAL PROTEIN/DNA / STRUCTURAL PROTEIN-DNA complex / STRUCTURAL PROTEIN/RNA/DNA / STRUCTURAL PROTEIN-RNA-DNA COMPLEX |