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| Title | Structures and mechanism of E2-CBASS anti-phage system. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | mLife, Vol. 5, Issue 1, Page 99-9107, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Feb 13, 2026 |
Authors | Jun Xiao / Yan Yan / Jing Li / Greater Kayode Oyejobi / Dongyang Lan / Bin Zhu / Zhiming Wang / Longfei Wang / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Bacteria deploy diverse innate immune systems to combat bacteriophage infections. The cyclic-oligonucleotide-based anti-phage signaling system (CBASS) is a type of innate prokaryotic immune system. ...Bacteria deploy diverse innate immune systems to combat bacteriophage infections. The cyclic-oligonucleotide-based anti-phage signaling system (CBASS) is a type of innate prokaryotic immune system. CBASS synthesizes cyclic-oligonucleotide through cGAS/DncV-like nucleotidyltransferases (CD-NTases) to activate downstream effectors, which kill bacteriophage-infected bacteria, thereby stopping phage spread. One major class of CBASS contains a homolog of eukaryotic ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, either as an E1-E2 fusion or a single E2 enzyme. Both enzymes function by regulating CD-NTase activity. Currently, many structures of CD-NTases have been reported, but there are only a few reports of structures where CD-NTases form complexes with the associated E2. In this study, we analyzed the length and classification of the CD-NTase in two types of type II CBASS-E1E2/JAB-CBASS and E2-CBASS. We found that the CD-NTase in E2-CBASS is longer and predominantly belongs to clade G. We also present the structure of the CdnG-E2 complex with the bound GTP substrate, which indicates the conservation of the donor binding pattern. Interestingly, we discovered that CdnG contains a conserved C-terminal α-helix and β-sheet structure, which is uniquely involved in forming a complex with E2. We also found that the structure of the E2 protein in the E2-CBASS system is highly conserved. Altogether, we provide mechanistic insights into the E2-CBASS system. |
External links | mLife / PubMed:41767953 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.36 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-62384, PDB-9kkb: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-GTP: |
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Keywords | ANTIVIRAL PROTEIN / cGAS / CdnG / E2 / CBASS |
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