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| Title | Cryo-EM structure of the TbaIscB-omega RNA-target DNA complex | ||||||||||||
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Keywords | RNA-guided DNA nuclease / RNA BINDING PROTEIN | ||||||||||||
| Biological species | Tissierellia bacterium (bacteria) / synthetic construct (others) | ||||||||||||
| Method | single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.17 Å | ||||||||||||
Authors | Nagahata N / Yamada S / Yamashita K / Nishimasu H | ||||||||||||
| Funding support | Japan, 3 items
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Citation | Journal: Nat Struct Mol Biol / Year: 2026Title: Structural visualization of the molecular evolution of CRISPR-Cas9. Authors: Naoto Nagahata / Kazuki Kato / Sota Yamada / Soumya Kannan / Sae Okazaki / Yukari Isayama / Masahiro Hiraizumi / Keitaro Yamashita / Eugene V Koonin / Feng Zhang / Hiroshi Nishimasu / ![]() Abstract: RNA-guided DNA nucleases Cas9 and IscB (insertion sequences Cas9-like OrfB) are components of type II CRISPR-Cas adaptive immune systems and transposon-associated OMEGA (obligate mobile element- ...RNA-guided DNA nucleases Cas9 and IscB (insertion sequences Cas9-like OrfB) are components of type II CRISPR-Cas adaptive immune systems and transposon-associated OMEGA (obligate mobile element-guided activity) systems, respectively. Sequence and structural comparisons indicate that IscB (~500 residues) evolved into Cas9 (~700-1,600 residues) through protein expansion coupled with guide RNA miniaturization. However, the specific sequence of events in this evolutionary transition remains unknown. Here, we report cryo-electron microscopy structures of four phylogenetically diverse RNA-guided nucleases-two IscBs and two Cas9s-each in complex with its cognate guide RNA and target DNA. Comparisons of these four complex structures to previously reported IscB and Cas9 structures indicate that evolution from IscB to Cas9 involved the loss of the N-terminal PLMP domain and the acquisition of the zinc-finger-containing REC3 domain, followed by bridge helix extension and REC1 domain acquisition. These structural changes led to expansion of the REC lobe, increasing the target DNA cleavage specificity. Additionally, the structural conservation of the RNA scaffolds indicates that the dual CRISPR RNA (crRNA) and trans-activating crRNA guides of CRISPR-Cas9 evolved from the single ωRNA guides of OMEGA systems. Our findings provide insights into the succession of structural changes involved in the exaptation of transposon-associated RNA-guided nucleases for the role of effector nucleases in adaptive immune systems. | ||||||||||||
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| Map data | emd_62002.map.gz | 26.7 MB | EMDB map data format | |
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| Header (meta data) | emd-62002-v30.xml emd-62002.xml | 25 KB 25 KB | Display Display | EMDB header |
| FSC (resolution estimation) | emd_62002_fsc.xml | 7.9 KB | Display | FSC data file |
| Images | emd_62002.png | 109.4 KB | ||
| Masks | emd_62002_msk_1.map | 52.7 MB | Mask map | |
| Filedesc metadata | emd-62002.cif.gz | 7.5 KB | ||
| Others | emd_62002_half_map_1.map.gz emd_62002_half_map_2.map.gz | 48.9 MB 48.9 MB | ||
| Archive directory | http://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-62002 ftp://ftp.pdbj.org/pub/emdb/structures/EMD-62002 | HTTPS FTP |
-Related structure data
| Related structure data | ![]() 9k30MC ![]() 9k2zC ![]() 9k31C ![]() 9k32C M: atomic model generated by this map C: citing same article ( |
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| EMDB pages | EMDB (EBI/PDBe) / EMDataResource |
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Map
| File | Download / File: emd_62002.map.gz / Format: CCP4 / Size: 52.7 MB / Type: IMAGE STORED AS FLOATING POINT NUMBER (4 BYTES) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Voxel size | X=Y=Z: 1.10667 Å | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Symmetry | Space group: 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sample components
-Entire : Cryo-EM structure of the TbIscB-omega RNA-target DNA complex
| Entire | Name: Cryo-EM structure of the TbIscB-omega RNA-target DNA complex |
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-Supramolecule #1: Cryo-EM structure of the TbIscB-omega RNA-target DNA complex
| Supramolecule | Name: Cryo-EM structure of the TbIscB-omega RNA-target DNA complex type: complex / ID: 1 / Parent: 0 / Macromolecule list: #1-#4 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Tissierellia bacterium (bacteria) |
-Macromolecule #1: TbaIscB
| Macromolecule | Name: TbaIscB / type: protein_or_peptide / ID: 1 / Number of copies: 1 / Enantiomer: LEVO |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Tissierellia bacterium (bacteria) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 119.250188 KDa |
| Recombinant expression | Organism: ![]() |
| Sequence | String: MSKHHHHSGH HHTGHHHHSG SHHHTGKTEE GKLVIWINGD KGYNGLAEVG KKFEKDTGIK VTVEHPDKLE EKFPQVAATG DGPDIIFWA HDRFGGYAQS GLLAEITPDK AFQDKLYPFT WDAVRYNGKL IAYPIAVEAL SLIYNKDLLP NPPKTWEEIP A LDKELKAK ...String: MSKHHHHSGH HHTGHHHHSG SHHHTGKTEE GKLVIWINGD KGYNGLAEVG KKFEKDTGIK VTVEHPDKLE EKFPQVAATG DGPDIIFWA HDRFGGYAQS GLLAEITPDK AFQDKLYPFT WDAVRYNGKL IAYPIAVEAL SLIYNKDLLP NPPKTWEEIP A LDKELKAK GKSALMFNLQ EPYFTWPLIA ADGGYAFKYE NGKYDIKDVG VDNAGAKAGL TFLVDLIKNK HMNADTDYSI AE AAFNKGE TAMTINGPWA WSNIDTSKVN YGVTVLPTFK GQPSKPFVGV LSAGINAASP NKELAKEFLE NYLLTDEGLE AVN KDKPLG AVALKSYEEE LAKDPRIAAT MENAQKGEIM PNIPQMSAFW YAVRTAVINA ASGRQTVDEA LKDAQTNSSS AAGG EEDKK PAGGEGGGAH INLKVKGQDG NEVFFRIKRS TQLKKLMNAY CDRQSVDMTA IAFLFDGRRL RAEQTPDELE MEDGD EIDA MLHQTGGSSG SMKVFVVDKN NNPLMPTHPA KARILLKNGK ATVKRVEPFV IKLNYTIDNP KTQNVKVGIA DGARNA GLA VVVEKSKKDD EVVFKGQIDL NNMIKDKMEE RSNYRRCRRT RLRYRKPRFN NRKRNKCVVC GGNTQSGKNT CRLHKVT DK QNKLKNTYWL PPSLKARKDC IVRVLNQLNK WIPINNIIIE TGRFDIQKLV NPDLSGAGYQ QGAKYGRDSV KSALIYEY G KEVRDENNKI KKIARCCYCG KEGVPLEIEA IKPRGQGGTD AWHNLTLACK KCNKEKGNRT PQQANMKLIV KPSKFHLSK TLKYAAQLQQ GKNYLRQAIK DAVNIFPSYT YGQFTSWQRK RFNIPKTHMN DAIVIAITNY DTENKPRLPV VNCDEYYIKP IGTKSRSLF TATCYSPKDY CYNNEGKRKR INSINAAVLT NNNKTIRALK EINKACVLLE KNNKIVPKAI RMIEDIPDNA I MVVEKGDT VECNVGKKKL RGIVSACMSN GNIKINVQGK QQSASLKKTR LIYKKQNIIF QKIHKTTKSS GLVPRGSHMA SW SHPQFEK GGGSGGGSGG SAWSHPQFEK N |
-Macromolecule #2: Omega RNA
| Macromolecule | Name: Omega RNA / type: rna / ID: 2 / Number of copies: 1 |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: Tissierellia bacterium (bacteria) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 142.207906 KDa |
| Sequence | String: GGGGAAAUUA GGUGCGCUUG GCCUUUCAGC UAUAGACUUU CACGAUCUAC AAUUGUAACC GACCCGAAAA UACCCAUUAC AUAAGUCUC CGUAUGAUUU AUAACUAAUA CAAUAUCGAA GAUUAACUUU CUGUUAAAAA ACCGUUGCAA UCUGCGAGAA A UGUGUCUA ...String: GGGGAAAUUA GGUGCGCUUG GCCUUUCAGC UAUAGACUUU CACGAUCUAC AAUUGUAACC GACCCGAAAA UACCCAUUAC AUAAGUCUC CGUAUGAUUU AUAACUAAUA CAAUAUCGAA GAUUAACUUU CUGUUAAAAA ACCGUUGCAA UCUGCGAGAA A UGUGUCUA UAGCUGUGAG UCAGCCCUAG UGACAAACCC CUAGUAAUAG GAAUAAGGAU GAACUACCUU UGCUGCAAUG UU AAAGUAU CACUUUAAAA UGUUCGAUCC AGUUUUAAAC CCUGAUACCU UAUAAGUAGG ACAACUCGCC CCACGGGGGA AGG UAAAAU AGGUGUGAGC CUAUCCACGU CUUAUAAGGA UGUACACCAG CAAAGUUGGG CAAGGAUCAA AUUAACCUUU AUUC UAGUA UUCUAGUAAU AAAGAGAAAA UCUUAUUAUG AGGUGCAU |
-Macromolecule #3: Target DNA strand
| Macromolecule | Name: Target DNA strand / type: dna / ID: 3 / Number of copies: 1 / Classification: DNA |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: synthetic construct (others) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 13.028337 KDa |
| Sequence | String: (DA)(DC)(DC)(DC)(DG)(DT)(DT)(DG)(DG)(DC) (DC)(DT)(DC)(DC)(DA)(DA)(DG)(DC)(DG)(DC) (DA)(DC)(DC)(DT)(DA)(DA)(DT)(DT)(DT) (DC)(DC)(DC)(DC)(DG)(DG)(DG)(DA)(DT)(DC) (DC) (DT)(DC)(DT) |
-Macromolecule #4: Non-target DNA strand
| Macromolecule | Name: Non-target DNA strand / type: dna / ID: 4 / Number of copies: 1 / Classification: DNA |
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| Source (natural) | Organism: synthetic construct (others) |
| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 13.433622 KDa |
| Sequence | String: (DA)(DG)(DA)(DG)(DG)(DA)(DT)(DC)(DC)(DC) (DG)(DG)(DG)(DG)(DA)(DA)(DA)(DT)(DT)(DA) (DG)(DG)(DT)(DG)(DG)(DC)(DG)(DA)(DA) (DC)(DC)(DA)(DG)(DG)(DC)(DC)(DA)(DA)(DC) (DG) (DG)(DG)(DT) |
-Macromolecule #5: ZINC ION
| Macromolecule | Name: ZINC ION / type: ligand / ID: 5 / Number of copies: 1 / Formula: ZN |
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| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 65.409 Da |
-Macromolecule #6: MAGNESIUM ION
| Macromolecule | Name: MAGNESIUM ION / type: ligand / ID: 6 / Number of copies: 1 / Formula: MG |
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| Molecular weight | Theoretical: 24.305 Da |
-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: 8 |
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| Vitrification | Cryogen name: ETHANE |
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Electron microscopy
| Microscope | TFS KRIOS |
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| Image recording | Film or detector model: GATAN K3 BIOQUANTUM (6k x 4k) / Average electron dose: 50.0 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: 2.0 µm / Nominal defocus min: 0.8 µm |
| Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Tissierellia bacterium (bacteria)
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