9VX1

The cryo-EM structure of gRNA-bound SPARDA complex

9VX1 の概要

• エントリーDOI: 10.2210/pdb9vx1/pdb
• EMDBエントリー: 65405
• 分子名称: pAgo, DREN-APAZ, RNA (5'-R(P*AP*UP*AP*CP*UP*GP*CP*AP*CP*AP*GP*CP*UP*GP*AP*CP*GP*AP*UP*A)-3'), ... (4 entities in total)
• 機能のキーワード: cryo-em, pago, dren-apaz, cell invasion
• 由来する生物種: Novosphingopyxis baekryungensis; 詳細
• タンパク質・核酸の鎖数: 6
• 化学式量合計: 222655.28

構造登録者

Li, Y.,Jiang, Y.,Zheng, Q.,Li, S. (登録日: 2025-07-18, 公開日: 2026-01-14, 最終更新日: 2026-01-21)

主引用文献

Zhang, W.,Jiang, Y.,Li, Y.,Zhen, X.,Xu, S.,Xia, N.S.,Li, S.,Wang, X.,Zheng, Q.,Ouyang, S.
Filament assembly induced by the recognition of target DNA activates the prokaryotic Argonaute SPARDA system.
Nat Commun, 17:115-115, 2026

PubMed Abstract: The short prokaryotic Argonaute (pAgo) proteins, in conjunction with their associated effector molecules, constitute a defence mechanism in prokaryotes that protects against phage infections. The SPARDA is characterized by its collateral nuclease activity, which, upon activation through target DNA recognition, non-specifically cleaves a wide range of nucleic acid substrates. Nevertheless, the structural underpinnings of its collateral activity have remained elusive. In this study, we investigate the NbaSPARDA system from Novosphingopyxis baekryungensis and reveal that RNA-guided DNA recognition triggers the assembly of a higher-order filamentous structure. This filamentation is essential for the tetramerization of the DREN nuclease domain, which in turn facilitates the accumulation and cleavage of substrate nucleic acids. Through the determination of the gRNA-bound and RNA-DNA duplex-bound cryo-EM structures, we delineate a sequential monomer-dimer-monomer-filament transition during SPARDA activation. These insights collectively elucidate a filament-dependent activation mechanism underpinning the short pAgo-mediated immune response, which is crucial for antiviral defence.

PubMed: 41495039
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-68195-1

実験手法

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (2.77 Å)