6LTP

Crystal structure of Cas12i2 binary complex

Summary for 6LTP

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb6ltp/pdb
• Descriptor: Cas12i2, crRNA (56-mer RNA) (3 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: crispr-cas, cas12i2, cas12i2 binary complex, hydrolase, hydrolase-rna complex, hydrolase/rna
• Biological source: unidentified; More
• Total number of polymer chains: 4
• Total formula weight: 279042.39

Authors

Huang, X.,Sun, W.,Cheng, Z.,Chen, M.,Li, X.,Wang, J.,Sheng, G.,Gong, W.,Wang, Y. (deposition date: 2020-01-23, release date: 2020-10-28, Last modification date: 2023-11-29)

Primary citation

Huang, X.,Sun, W.,Cheng, Z.,Chen, M.,Li, X.,Wang, J.,Sheng, G.,Gong, W.,Wang, Y.
Structural basis for two metal-ion catalysis of DNA cleavage by Cas12i2.
Nat Commun, 11:5241-5241, 2020

PubMed Abstract: To understand how the RuvC catalytic domain of Class 2 Cas proteins cleaves DNA, it will be necessary to elucidate the structures of RuvC-containing Cas complexes in their catalytically competent states. Cas12i2 is a Class 2 type V-I CRISPR-Cas endonuclease that cleaves target dsDNA by an unknown mechanism. Here, we report structures of Cas12i2-crRNA-DNA complexes and a Cas12i2-crRNA complex. We reveal the mechanism of DNA recognition and cleavage by Cas12i2, and activation of the RuvC catalytic pocket induced by a conformational change of the Helical-II domain. The seed region (nucleotides 1-8) is dispensable for RuvC activation, but the duplex of the central spacer (nucleotides 9-15) is required. We captured the catalytic state of Cas12i2, with both metal ions and the ssDNA substrate bound in the RuvC catalytic pocket. Together, our studies provide significant insights into the DNA cleavage mechanism by RuvC-containing Cas proteins.

PubMed: 33067443
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19072-6

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (3.4 Å)