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PAM-Dependent Target DNA Recognition and Cleavage by C2c1 CRISPR-Cas Endonuclease

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Yang, Hui, Gao, Pu, Rajashankar, Kanagalaghatta R., Patel, Dinshaw J.·2016·Cell

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SUMMARY C2c1 is a newly-identified guide RNA-mediated type V-B CRISPR-Cas endonuclease that site-specifically targets and cleaves both strands of target DNA. We have determined crystal structures of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris C2c1 (AacC2c1) bound to sgRNA as a binary complex and to target DNAs as ternary complexes, thereby capturing catalytically competent conformations of AacC2c1 with both target and non-target DNA strands independently positioned within a single RuvC catalytic pocket. Moreover, C2c1-mediated cleavage results in a staggered seven-nucleotide break of target DNA. crRNA adopts a pre-ordered five-nucleotide A-form seed sequence in the binary complex, with release of an inserted tryptophan, facilitating zippering-up of 20-bp RNA-DNA heteroduplex on ternary complex formation. Notably, the PAM-interacting cleft adopts a “locked” conformation on ternary complex formation. Structural comparison of C2c1 ternary complexes with their Cas9 and Cpf1 counterparts highlights the diverse mechanisms adopted by these distinct CRISPR-Cas9 systems, thereby broadening and enhancing their applicability as genome editing tools.

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Authors
Yang, H., Gao, P., Rajashankar, K. R., & Patel, D. J.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-12
Volume
167
Issue
7
Pages
1814-1828.e12
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
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W2566705644
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277
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10.68
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journal article
Language
en
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Yang, H., Gao, P., Rajashankar, K. R., & Patel, D. J. (2016). PAM-Dependent Target DNA Recognition and Cleavage by C2c1 CRISPR-Cas Endonuclease. Cell. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2016.11.053

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