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Entry | Database: PDB / ID: 8sfl | ||||||
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Title | WT CRISPR-Cas12a with a 15bp R-loop | ||||||
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![]() | DNA BINDING PROTEIN/DNA/RNA / CRISPR / R-loop / endonuclease / DNA BINDING PROTEIN / DNA BINDING PROTEIN-DNA-RNA complex | ||||||
Function / homology | ![]() Bacillus subtilis ribonuclease / deoxyribonuclease I / deoxyribonuclease I activity / defense response to virus / lyase activity / DNA binding / RNA binding Similarity search - Function | ||||||
Biological species | ![]() synthetic construct (others) | ||||||
Method | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY / single particle reconstruction / cryo EM / Resolution: 3.3 Å | ||||||
![]() | Strohkendl, I. / Taylor, D.W. | ||||||
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![]() | ![]() Title: Cas12a domain flexibility guides R-loop formation and forces RuvC resetting. Authors: Isabel Strohkendl / Aakash Saha / Catherine Moy / Alexander-Hoi Nguyen / Mohd Ahsan / Rick Russell / Giulia Palermo / David W Taylor / ![]() Abstract: The specific nature of CRISPR-Cas12a makes it a desirable RNA-guided endonuclease for biotechnology and therapeutic applications. To understand how R-loop formation within the compact Cas12a enables ...The specific nature of CRISPR-Cas12a makes it a desirable RNA-guided endonuclease for biotechnology and therapeutic applications. To understand how R-loop formation within the compact Cas12a enables target recognition and nuclease activation, we used cryo-electron microscopy to capture wild-type Acidaminococcus sp. Cas12a R-loop intermediates and DNA delivery into the RuvC active site. Stages of Cas12a R-loop formation-starting from a 5-bp seed-are marked by distinct REC domain arrangements. Dramatic domain flexibility limits contacts until nearly complete R-loop formation, when the non-target strand is pulled across the RuvC nuclease and coordinated domain docking promotes efficient cleavage. Next, substantial domain movements enable target strand repositioning into the RuvC active site. Between cleavage events, the RuvC lid conformationally resets to occlude the active site, requiring re-activation. These snapshots build a structural model depicting Cas12a DNA targeting that rationalizes observed specificity and highlights mechanistic comparisons to other class 2 effectors. | ||||||
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-Validation report
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-Related structure data
Related structure data | ![]() 40444MC ![]() 8sfhC ![]() 8sfiC ![]() 8sfjC ![]() 8sfnC ![]() 8sfoC ![]() 8sfpC ![]() 8sfqC ![]() 8sfrC M: map data used to model this data C: citing same article ( |
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Similar structure data | Similarity search - Function & homology ![]() |
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#1: Protein | Mass: 151705.234 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 Source method: isolated from a genetically manipulated source Source: (gene. exp.) ![]() ![]() ![]() References: UniProt: U2UMQ6, deoxyribonuclease I, Bacillus subtilis ribonuclease |
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#2: RNA chain | Mass: 15351.995 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: obtained synthetically / Source: (synth.) synthetic construct (others) |
#3: DNA chain | Mass: 17211.082 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: obtained synthetically / Source: (synth.) synthetic construct (others) |
#4: DNA chain | Mass: 17299.061 Da / Num. of mol.: 1 / Source method: obtained synthetically / Source: (synth.) synthetic construct (others) |
Has protein modification | N |
-Experimental details
-Experiment
Experiment | Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY |
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EM experiment | Aggregation state: PARTICLE / 3D reconstruction method: single particle reconstruction |
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Sample preparation
Component | Name: WT AsCas12a incubated with 16bp-complementary target DNA Type: COMPLEX / Entity ID: all / Source: RECOMBINANT |
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Source (recombinant) | Organism: ![]() ![]() |
Buffer solution | pH: 7 |
Specimen | Conc.: 1 mg/ml / Embedding applied: NO / Shadowing applied: NO / Staining applied: NO / Vitrification applied: YES |
Vitrification | Instrument: FEI VITROBOT MARK IV / Cryogen name: ETHANE / Humidity: 100 % / Chamber temperature: 277 K |
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Electron microscopy imaging
Experimental equipment | ![]() Model: Titan Krios / Image courtesy: FEI Company |
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Microscopy | Model: TFS KRIOS |
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Electron lens | Mode: BRIGHT FIELD / Nominal defocus max: 2500 nm / Nominal defocus min: 1500 nm |
Image recording | Electron dose: 80 e/Å2 / Film or detector model: GATAN K3 (6k x 4k) |
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CTF correction | Type: PHASE FLIPPING AND AMPLITUDE CORRECTION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3D reconstruction | Resolution: 3.3 Å / Resolution method: FSC 0.143 CUT-OFF / Num. of particles: 158875 / Symmetry type: POINT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refinement | Cross valid method: NONE Stereochemistry target values: GeoStd + Monomer Library + CDL v1.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Displacement parameters | Biso mean: 228.71 Å2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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