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Title | Structural variation of types IV-A1- and IV-A3-mediated CRISPR interference. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Page 9306, Year 2024 |
Publish date | Oct 29, 2024 |
Authors | R Čepaitė / N Klein / A Mikšys / S Camara-Wilpert / V Ragožius / F Benz / A Skorupskaitė / H Becker / G Žvejytė / N Steube / G K A Hochberg / L Randau / R Pinilla-Redondo / L Malinauskaitė / P Pausch / |
PubMed Abstract | CRISPR-Cas mediated DNA-interference typically relies on sequence-specific binding and nucleolytic degradation of foreign genetic material. Type IV-A CRISPR-Cas systems diverge from this general ...CRISPR-Cas mediated DNA-interference typically relies on sequence-specific binding and nucleolytic degradation of foreign genetic material. Type IV-A CRISPR-Cas systems diverge from this general mechanism, using a nuclease-independent interference pathway to suppress gene expression for gene regulation and plasmid competition. To understand how the type IV-A system associated effector complex achieves this interference, we determine cryo-EM structures of two evolutionarily distinct type IV-A complexes (types IV-A1 and IV-A3) bound to cognate DNA-targets in the presence and absence of the type IV-A signature DinG effector helicase. The structures reveal how the effector complexes recognize the protospacer adjacent motif and target-strand DNA to form an R-loop structure. Additionally, we reveal differences between types IV-A1 and IV-A3 in DNA interactions and structural motifs that allow for in trans recruitment of DinG. Our study provides a detailed view of type IV-A mediated DNA-interference and presents a structural foundation for engineering type IV-A-based genome editing tools. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:39468082 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 2.9 - 4.8 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-19045, PDB-8rc2: EMDB-19046, PDB-8rc3: EMDB-19120: DNA bound type IV-A1 CRISPR effector complex from P. oleovorans, main body EMDB-19124: DNA bound type IV-A1 CRISPR effector complex from P. oleovorans Cas6 focused map EMDB-19125, PDB-8rfj: EMDB-19126: Main density of the DNA bound type IV-A1 CRISPR effector complex with the DinG helicase from P. oleovorans EMDB-19127: DinG focused map of DNA bound type IV-A1 CRISPR effector complex with the DinG helicase from P. oleovorans EMDB-19688, PDB-8s35: EMDB-19689, PDB-8s36: EMDB-19690, PDB-8s37: EMDB-51026: Focused map of Cas6 of the CRISPR type IV-A1 DinG bound complex |
Chemicals | ChemComp-ZN: |
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Keywords | GENE REGULATION / CRISPR / crRNA / DNA binding / type IV CRISPR-Cas / CRISPRi / nuclease deficient / ANTIVIRAL PROTEIN |