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Title: Cryo-EM Structures Reveal Mechanism and Inhibition of DNA Targeting by a CRISPR-Cas Surveillance Complex

Journal Article · · Cell
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  1. National Inst. of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD (United States)
  2. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (United States)
  3. New York Structural Biology Center, New York, NY (United States)
  4. National Inst. of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD (United States); Frederick National Lab. for Cancer Research, MD (United States)

Prokaryotic cells possess CRISPR-mediated adaptive immune systems that protect them from foreign genetic elements, such as invading viruses. Here, a central element of this immune system is an RNA-guided surveillance complex capable of targeting non-self DNA or RNA for degradation in a sequence- and site-specific manner analogous to RNA interference. Although the complexes display considerable diversity in their composition and architecture, many basic mechanisms underlying target recognition and cleavage are highly conserved. Using cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM), we show that the binding of target double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) to a type I-F CRISPR system yersinia (Csy) surveillance complex leads to large quaternary and tertiary structural changes in the complex that are likely necessary in the pathway leading to target dsDNA degradation by a trans-acting helicase-nuclease. Comparison of the structure of the surveillance complex before and after dsDNA binding, or in complex with three virally encoded anti-CRISPR suppressors that inhibit dsDNA binding, reveals mechanistic details underlying target recognition and inhibition.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Inst. of Health; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Inst.; Simons Foundation; Agouron Inst.
Grant/Contract Number:
HHSN261200800001E; P30CA008748; GM104962; 349247; GM103310; F00316; S10 Od019994-01
OSTI ID:
1430317
Journal Information:
Cell, Vol. 171, Issue 2; ISSN 0092-8674
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 108 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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