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| Title | MapSPARTA dimer bound with guide-target | ||||||||||||||||||
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Keywords | SPARTA / Ago / Tir / DNA BINDING PROTEIN/DNA/RNA / DNA BINDING PROTEIN-DNA-RNA complex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Function / homology | Function and homology informationnucleic acid binding / nucleotide binding / signal transduction / metal ion binding Similarity search - Function | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biological species | Maribacter polysiphoniae (bacteria) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.48 Å | ||||||||||||||||||
Authors | Huang PP / Li ZX / Guo LJ / Xiao YB / Chen MR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Funding support | China, 5 items
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Citation | Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun / Year: 2026Title: Structural and functional characterization of SPARTA system. Authors: Hongze Zhao / Pingping Huang / Lijie Guo / Xinning Jiang / Zhaoxing Li / Bingjie Tao / Meiling Lu / Lianwen Qi / Lei Zhang / Yibei Xiao / Meirong Chen / ![]() Abstract: Short prokaryotic Argonaute associated with TIR-APAZ (SPARTA) is a bacterial defense system that oligomerizes to activate the TIR domain, depleting NAD upon guide-mediated target DNA recognition. ...Short prokaryotic Argonaute associated with TIR-APAZ (SPARTA) is a bacterial defense system that oligomerizes to activate the TIR domain, depleting NAD upon guide-mediated target DNA recognition. Previous studies have shown a marked activity divergence between thermophilic Crenotalea thermophila SPARTA (CrtSPARTA) and Maribacter polysiphoniae SPARTA (MapSPARTA); however, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Here, through biochemical and structural analysis, we found that compared with the relatively rigid CrtSPARTA, MapSPARTA exhibits much more flexibility in its TIR domain, which flips during the formation of active tetramers. Interestingly, we found that the activity of CrtSPARTA, but not MapSPARTA, could be significantly enhanced when we weakened the interaction between the MID and TIR domains by introducing mutations at the interface, suggesting that the MID-TIR interaction restricts the release of CrtTIR and thus the activation of CrtSPARTA. Following guide-target recognition, this flexibility-induced activation can be further promoted by higher temperatures within the physiological range or Ca, together suggesting that the restriction of TIR by the MID-TIR interaction may be a strategy to prevent auto-activation of thermophilic CrtSPARTA. Meanwhile, we also found that tRNA fragments can serve as guide RNAs for SPARTA activation, which probably reveals the origin of the RNA guide for prokaryotic Argonaute. This also suggests the possibility that SPARTA may function cooperatively with other defense systems involving a tRNA endonuclease to efficiently respond to viral infection. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Map data | emd_36592.map.gz | 32.1 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-36592-v30.xml emd-36592.xml | 24 KB 24 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| FSC (resolution estimation) | emd_36592_fsc.xml | 8.5 KB | Display | FSC data file |
| Images | emd_36592.png | 69.1 KB | ||
| Filedesc metadata | emd-36592.cif.gz | 7 KB | ||
| Others | emd_36592_half_map_1.map.gz emd_36592_half_map_2.map.gz | 59.5 MB 59.5 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-36592 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-36592 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 8jr8MC ![]() 8wp2C M: atomic model generated by this map C: citing same article ( |
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| Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology F&H Search |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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| File | Download / File: emd_36592.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 64 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1.05 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : Maribacter polysiphoniae short Ago complexed with TIR-APAZ
| Entire | Name: Maribacter polysiphoniae short Ago complexed with TIR-APAZ |
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-Supramolecule #1: Maribacter polysiphoniae short Ago complexed with TIR-APAZ
| Supramolecule | Name: Maribacter polysiphoniae short Ago complexed with TIR-APAZ type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: all |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Maribacter polysiphoniae (bacteria) |
-Macromolecule #1: RNA (5'-R(P*UP*GP*AP*CP*GP*GP*CP*UP*CP*UP*AP*AP*UP*CP*UP*AP*UP*UP...
| Macromolecule | Name: RNA (5'-R(P*UP*GP*AP*CP*GP*GP*CP*UP*CP*UP*AP*AP*UP*CP*UP*AP*UP*UP*AP*GP*U)-3') type: rna / ID: 1 / Details: guide RNA / Number of copies: 2 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Maribacter polysiphoniae (bacteria) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 6.651949 KDa |
| Sequence | String: UGACGGCUCU AAUCUAUUAG U |
-Macromolecule #2: DNA (25-MER)
| Macromolecule | Name: DNA (25-MER) / type: dna / ID: 2 / Details: target DNA / Number of copies: 2 / Classification: DNA |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Maribacter polysiphoniae (bacteria) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 7.675 KDa |
| Sequence | String: (DC)(DA)(DA)(DC)(DT)(DA)(DA)(DT)(DA)(DG) (DA)(DT)(DT)(DA)(DG)(DA)(DG)(DC)(DC)(DG) (DT)(DC)(DA)(DA)(DT) |
-Macromolecule #3: Piwi domain-containing protein
| Macromolecule | Name: Piwi domain-containing protein / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 3 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Maribacter polysiphoniae (bacteria) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 58.09141 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: MKELIYIEEP KILFAHGQKC TDARDGLALF GPLNNLYGIK SGVIGTKQGL KIFRDYLDHI QKPIYNSNSI TRPMFPGFEA VFDCKWEST GITFKEVTNE DIGKFLYNSS THKRTYDLVS LFIDKIISAN KNEDENVDVW FVIVPDEIYK YCRPNSVLPK E MVQTKALM ...String: MKELIYIEEP KILFAHGQKC TDARDGLALF GPLNNLYGIK SGVIGTKQGL KIFRDYLDHI QKPIYNSNSI TRPMFPGFEA VFDCKWEST GITFKEVTNE DIGKFLYNSS THKRTYDLVS LFIDKIISAN KNEDENVDVW FVIVPDEIYK YCRPNSVLPK E MVQTKALM SKSKAKSFRY EPSLFPDINI ELKEQEKEAE TYNYDAQFHD QFKARLLKHT IPTQIFREST LAWRDFKNAF GL PIRDFSK IEGHLAWTIS TAAFYKAGGK PWKLSDVRNG VCYLGLVYKK VEKSKNPRNA CCAAQMFLDN GDGTVFKGEV GPW YNPKNG QYHLEPKEAK ALLSQSLQSY KEQIGEYPKE VFIHAKTRFN HQEWDAFLEV TPKETNLVGV TISKTKPLKL YKTE GDYTI LRGNAYVVNE RSAFLWTVGY VPKIQTALSM EVPNPLFIEI NKGEADIKQV LKDILSLTKL NYNACIFADG EPVTL RFAD KIGEILTAST DIKTPPLAFK YYI UniProtKB: Piwi domain-containing protein |
-Macromolecule #4: TIR domain-containing protein
| Macromolecule | Name: TIR domain-containing protein / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 4 / Number of copies: 2 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Maribacter polysiphoniae (bacteria) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 53.270594 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: MRNKIFISHA TPDDNDFTRW LALKLIGLGY EVWCDILFLD KGVDFWSNIE KVIREDTCKF LLVSSSYSNQ REGVLKELAV AAKVKKQLK DDKFIIPLAI DEQLSYDDIN IDIVRLNAID FKMSWARGLK DILEAFEKQK VPKEVADASK SNLLYQQIFL H DKSVIEKE ...String: MRNKIFISHA TPDDNDFTRW LALKLIGLGY EVWCDILFLD KGVDFWSNIE KVIREDTCKF LLVSSSYSNQ REGVLKELAV AAKVKKQLK DDKFIIPLAI DEQLSYDDIN IDIVRLNAID FKMSWARGLK DILEAFEKQK VPKEVADASK SNLLYQQIFL H DKSVIEKE EIYDSNWLSI LSFPEELRFH EYNWMLPKRF DVRELTFPAV RYKNYLCTFA WAYDFTYHLP KTETYHKSKT IR IPTEEIL SGSYDSNFIR NAECKRLIVQ LLNKAFELRM KDKEVQEYEM SNKTAYWLEK GKLEKDKFEK TMLVGKQKDK NWH FAISGA SKLYPFPVLM ISSHIFFTAD GKKLIDSSSV QHSSRRRQGK NWWNNTWRTK LLAFIKYLSD DDTSFYLEMG SEEK VFVSN EPVKFKGNVS YNIPEKNTLE EEAELSGFNQ GEDIEELEEL IENLEAE UniProtKB: TIR domain-containing protein |
-Experimental details
-Structure determination
| Method | cryo EM |
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Processing | single particle reconstruction |
| Aggregation state | particle |
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Sample preparation
| Buffer | pH: 7.5 |
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| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | FEI TITAN KRIOS |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K2 SUMMIT (4k x 4k) / Detector mode: COUNTING / Average electron dose: 40.0 e/Å2 |
| Electron beam | Acceleration voltage: 300 kV / Electron source: FIELD EMISSION GUN |
| Electron optics | Illumination mode: FLOOD BEAM / Imaging mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2.4 µm / Nominal defocus min: 1.0 µm |
| Sample stage | Specimen holder model: FEI TITAN KRIOS AUTOGRID HOLDER / Cooling holder cryogen: NITROGEN |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Keywords
Maribacter polysiphoniae (bacteria)
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China, 5 items
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