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6GTE

Transient state structure of CRISPR-Cpf1 (Cas12a) I3 conformation

Summary for 6GTE
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb6gte/pdb
EMDB information0063
DescriptorCRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas12a, RNA (29-MER), DNA (5'-D(P*AP*TP*GP*AP*CP*TP*TP*CP*TP*CP*TP*AP*AP*CP*AP*AP*GP*CP*TP*CP*G)-3'), ... (4 entities in total)
Functional Keywordscrispr genome editing ribonucleoprotein complex, hydrolase
Biological sourceFrancisella tularensis subsp. novicida (strain U112)
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Total number of polymer chains4
Total formula weight203280.74
Authors
Montoya, G.,Mesa, P.,Stella, S. (deposition date: 2018-06-18, release date: 2018-12-19, Last modification date: 2024-05-15)
Primary citationStella, S.,Mesa, P.,Thomsen, J.,Paul, B.,Alcon, P.,Jensen, S.B.,Saligram, B.,Moses, M.E.,Hatzakis, N.S.,Montoya, G.
Conformational Activation Promotes CRISPR-Cas12a Catalysis and Resetting of the Endonuclease Activity.
Cell, 175:1856-1871.e21, 2018
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PubMed Abstract: Cas12a, also known as Cpf1, is a type V-A CRISPR-Cas RNA-guided endonuclease that is used for genome editing based on its ability to generate specific dsDNA breaks. Here, we show cryo-EM structures of intermediates of the cleavage reaction, thus visualizing three protein regions that sense the crRNA-DNA hybrid assembly triggering the catalytic activation of Cas12a. Single-molecule FRET provides the thermodynamics and kinetics of the conformational activation leading to phosphodiester bond hydrolysis. These findings illustrate why Cas12a cuts its target DNA and unleashes unspecific cleavage activity, degrading ssDNA molecules after activation. In addition, we show that other crRNAs are able to displace the R-loop inside the protein after target DNA cleavage, terminating indiscriminate ssDNA degradation. We propose a model whereby the conformational activation of the enzyme results in indiscriminate ssDNA cleavage. The displacement of the R-loop by a new crRNA molecule will reset Cas12a specificity, targeting new DNAs.
PubMed: 30503205
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.10.045
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Experimental method
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (4.07 Å)
Structure validation

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