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Branched DNA Processing by a Thermostable CAS-Cas4 from Thermococcus onnurineus: Expanding Biochemical Landscape of Nuclease Activity

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Jain, Muskan, Pattnayak, Asish Kumar, Aggarwal, Sakshi, Rai, Praveen, J, Kavya, Chandrayan, Sanjeev, Goel, Manisha, Gaur, Vineet·2024·Journal of Biological Chemistry
DOI 10.1101/2024.11.29.625776PMC PMC12538437

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The adaptive immune function of CRISPR-Cas systems in bacteria and archaea is mediated through CRISPR-Associated Proteins (Cas). The adaptation module, typically involving Cas1, Cas2, and Cas4, helps integrate viral spacer sequences into the host genome. Cas4 proteins are classified into two types based on neighboring genes: CAS-Cas4, flanked by other cas genes, and Solo-Cas4, which exist independently. While CAS-Cas4 proteins are implicated in adaptation, they remain biochemically uncharacterized in archaea, unlike archaeal Solo-Cas4 proteins. This study biochemically characterizes TON_0321, a CAS-Cas4 protein from the Type IV-C CRISPR cassette of Thermococcus onnurineus. TON_0321 exhibits 5' to 3' exonuclease activity and unique structure-dependent endonuclease activity, shedding light on CAS-Cas4 functional diversity. A distinct spatial organization of the catalytic site, angled with the positively charged patch on the protein surface, enables TON_0321 to recognize branching points in DNA substrates. Furthermore, this spatial arrangement facilitates cleavage 2 to 3 nucleotides away from the branch point in the 5' direction, demonstrating structure-specific endonuclease activity.

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Figure 1 Diversity among Cas4 proteins.A, block diagram showing the typical organization of adaptation module in different CRISPR subtypes. Adaptation module usually consists of Cas1, Cas2, and Cas4 proteins. It may contain other proteins in specific subtypes. A few of the CRISPR subtypes does not include Cas4. The typical type IV-C CRISPR subtype does not contain adaptation module. The atypical type IV-C CRISPR cassette from Thermococcus onnurineus NA1 shows the presence of Cas2 and Cas4 adaptation proteins. Type I-A, I-B, III-B: different CRISPR subtypes; type IV-C: typical type IV-C cassette; type IV-C∗: atypical case of T. onnurineus NA1. B, a cartoon depicting conserved amino acid residues among various characterized Cas4 proteins: TON_0321 (T. onnurineus NA1), Pcal_0546 (Pyrobaculum calidifontis), SSO0001 (Sulfolobus solfataricus), SSO1391 (S. solfataricus), and GsCas4 (Geobacter sulfurreducens). Four cysteines involved in chelating iron–sulfur cluster are shown in red. RecB active site residues are shown in pink and orange; the blue-shaded region depicts the RecB-like domain of Cas4 proteins. C, a schematic showing the difference in gene cassettes of SSO0001 from S. solfataricus, Pcal_0546 from P. calidifontis, GsCas4 from G. sulfurreducens, and TON_0321 from T. onnurineus NA1. D, comparison of the catalytic sites of λ exonuclease (cyan; Protein Data Bank code: 1AVQ) and TON_0321 (red, model) depicting the conservation of active site residues. The metal ion at the active site is shown as a sphere. RecB, recombination protein B.
Figure 1 Diversity among Cas4 proteins.A, block diagram showing the typical organization of adaptation module in different CRISPR subtypes. Adaptation module usually consists of Cas1, Cas2, and Cas4 proteins. It may contain other proteins in specific subtypes. A few of the CRISPR subtypes does not include Cas4. The typical type IV-C CRISPR subtype does not contain adaptation module. The atypical type IV-C CRISPR cassette from Thermococcus onnurineus NA1 shows the presence of Cas2 and Cas4 adaptation proteins. Type I-A, I-B, III-B: different CRISPR subtypes; type IV-C: typical type IV-C cassette; type IV-C∗: atypical case of T. onnurineus NA1. B, a cartoon depicting conserved amino acid residues among various characterized Cas4 proteins: TON_0321 (T. onnurineus NA1), Pcal_0546 (Pyrobaculum calidifontis), SSO0001 (Sulfolobus solfataricus), SSO1391 (S. solfataricus), and GsCas4 (Geobacter sulfurreducens). Four cysteines involved in chelating iron–sulfur cluster are shown in red. RecB active site residues are shown in pink and orange; the blue-shaded region depicts the RecB-like domain of Cas4 proteins. C, a schematic showing the difference in gene cassettes of SSO0001 from S. solfataricus, Pcal_0546 from P. calidifontis, GsCas4 from G. sulfurreducens, and TON_0321 from T. onnurineus NA1. D, comparison of the catalytic sites of λ exonuclease (cyan; Protein Data Bank code: 1AVQ) and TON_0321 (red, model) depicting the conservation of active site residues. The metal ion at the active site is shown as a sphere. RecB, recombination protein B.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 2 Exonuclease activity of TON_0321 on ssDNA.A, the catalytic activity of TON_0321 on ssDNA labeled at 5′-end with 6-FAM (upper panel) (Y0-1) and ssDNA labeled with Cy5 at 3′-end (lower panel) (Y0-2). The reaction products were resolved on an 18% TBE–urea PAGE. Upper panel gels were scanned for 6-FAM signal, and the lower panel gels were scanned for Cy5 signal. The activity of TON_0321 on ssDNA labeled at 5′ end with 6-FAM, with biotin at 3′ end (Y0-1_biotin), and ssDNA labeled with Cy5 at 3′ end, and with biotin at 5′ end (Y0-4_biotin). The biotinylated oligos were incubated with 2.5 times molar excess of streptavidin to completely block the biotinylated end of the oligo. The biotin–streptavidin-conjugated oligos were used as substrates for activity assay. The reaction products were resolved on an 18% TBE–urea PAGE. Gels were scanned for 6-FAM and Cy5 signals. M represents a marker made from mixing synthetic oligonucleotides of different sizes (40, 20, 10, and 6 nucleotides), and L represents a ladder made from DNase digestion of the 40-mer substrate. All experiments were done in triplicates (Figs. S8, S9). For experiments with ssDNA labeled with Cy5 at 3′end (lower panel), samples for 35 °C and 55 °C were run on the same gel with a common ladder and marker. B, a schematic illustrating the processing of DNA substrate by processive and distributive enzymes. Processive enzymes perform multiple cleavage cycles on a single-bound substrate before releasing it, preventing its binding to a new, unlabeled substrate introduced midreaction. Distributive enzymes catalyze a single cleavage per substrate binding, detaching afterward and becoming available to interact with subsequently added substrate molecules. C, TON_0321 acts in a distributive manner. An activity assay reaction was set with 3′ Cy5-labeled ssDNA, and formation of products was observed over different time points. In a parallel reaction, 20-fold excess unlabeled DNA of the same sequence was added after 2 min of time point. A decrease in the cleavage of the labeled product in comparison to the control reaction indicated that TON_0321 can dissociate from its substrate and catalyze the reaction in a distributive manner. The reaction products were resolved on an 18% TBE–urea PAGE. The gels were scanned for Cy5 signal. M represents a marker made from mixing synthetic oligonucleotides of different sizes (40, 20, 10, and 6 nucleotides), and L represents a ladder made from DNase digestion of the 40 -er substrate. All experiments were done in triplicates (Fig. S11). Cy5, cyanine-5 fluorophore; 6-FAM, 6-carboxyfluorescein; TBE, Tris–borate–EDTA.
Figure 2 Exonuclease activity of TON_0321 on ssDNA.A, the catalytic activity of TON_0321 on ssDNA labeled at 5′-end with 6-FAM (upper panel) (Y0-1) and ssDNA labeled with Cy5 at 3′-end (lower panel) (Y0-2). The reaction products were resolved on an 18% TBE–urea PAGE. Upper panel gels were scanned for 6-FAM signal, and the lower panel gels were scanned for Cy5 signal. The activity of TON_0321 on ssDNA labeled at 5′ end with 6-FAM, with biotin at 3′ end (Y0-1_biotin), and ssDNA labeled with Cy5 at 3′ end, and with biotin at 5′ end (Y0-4_biotin). The biotinylated oligos were incubated with 2.5 times molar excess of streptavidin to completely block the biotinylated end of the oligo. The biotin–streptavidin-conjugated oligos were used as substrates for activity assay. The reaction products were resolved on an 18% TBE–urea PAGE. Gels were scanned for 6-FAM and Cy5 signals. M represents a marker made from mixing synthetic oligonucleotides of different sizes (40, 20, 10, and 6 nucleotides), and L represents a ladder made from DNase digestion of the 40-mer substrate. All experiments were done in triplicates (Figs. S8, S9). For experiments with ssDNA labeled with Cy5 at 3′end (lower panel), samples for 35 °C and 55 °C were run on the same gel with a common ladder and marker. B, a schematic illustrating the processing of DNA substrate by processive and distributive enzymes. Processive enzymes perform multiple cleavage cycles on a single-bound substrate before releasing it, preventing its binding to a new, unlabeled substrate introduced midreaction. Distributive enzymes catalyze a single cleavage per substrate binding, detaching afterward and becoming available to interact with subsequently added substrate molecules. C, TON_0321 acts in a distributive manner. An activity assay reaction was set with 3′ Cy5-labeled ssDNA, and formation of products was observed over different time points. In a parallel reaction, 20-fold excess unlabeled DNA of the same sequence was added after 2 min of time point. A decrease in the cleavage of the labeled product in comparison to the control reaction indicated that TON_0321 can dissociate from its substrate and catalyze the reaction in a distributive manner. The reaction products were resolved on an 18% TBE–urea PAGE. The gels were scanned for Cy5 signal. M represents a marker made from mixing synthetic oligonucleotides of different sizes (40, 20, 10, and 6 nucleotides), and L represents a ladder made from DNase digestion of the 40 -er substrate. All experiments were done in triplicates (Fig. S11). Cy5, cyanine-5 fluorophore; 6-FAM, 6-carboxyfluorescein; TBE, Tris–borate–EDTA.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 3 Endonuclease activity of TON_0321.A, catalytic activity of TON_0321 protein on dsDNA with one strand labeled with Cy5 at the 3′-end at two different temperatures, 35 °C and 55 °C. The reaction products were resolved on an 18% TBE–urea PAGE. The gels were scanned for Cy5 signal. M represents a marker made from mixing synthetic oligonucleotides of different sizes (40, 10, and 6 nucleotides), and L represents a ladder made from DNase digestion of the 40-mer substrate. All experiments were done in triplicates (Fig. S12). The major cleavage site in the schematic of the DNA substrate is marked by a solid arrow. B, a schematic diagram showing the cruciform assay using the double-stranded plasmid pIRbke8mut containing an inverted repeat sequence that forms a cruciform-type extrusion. The cruciform-like structure on the plasmid contains two sites for EcoRI restriction endonuclease (marked by asterisk). The purified plasmid is in a supercoiled (S.C.) state, which on single nick forms nicked circular (N.C.) DNA, and two simultaneous nicks produce a linear (L) form of DNA. C, ethidium bromide stained 0.8% agarose gel showing results of cruciform assay carried out with TON_0321 protein. The lane with EcoRI represents positive control and with substrate alone represents negative control. All experiments were done in triplicates (Fig. S14). The graph in the lower panel shows the quantitation of different forms of DNA formed in the cruciform assay along with standard errors calculated from three independent experiments. The reaction was carried out for 40 min. Aliquots were taken out at different time points (0, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, and 40 min). D, size-exclusion chromatogram of TON_0321 (black) purified on a HiLoad 16/600 Superdex 200 pg gel filtration column along with the gel filtration markers (broken blue) (vitamin B12, myoglobin, ovalbumin, gamma globulin, and thyroglobulin). The peak corresponding to the TON_0321 protein is marked by an arrow. The fractions from this peak were run on a 12% SDS gel. The molecular weight of TON_0321 protein was calculated using a standard curve of markers (Fig. S17C). Cy5, cyanine-5 fluorophore; TBE, Tris–borate–EDTA.
Figure 3 Endonuclease activity of TON_0321.A, catalytic activity of TON_0321 protein on dsDNA with one strand labeled with Cy5 at the 3′-end at two different temperatures, 35 °C and 55 °C. The reaction products were resolved on an 18% TBE–urea PAGE. The gels were scanned for Cy5 signal. M represents a marker made from mixing synthetic oligonucleotides of different sizes (40, 10, and 6 nucleotides), and L represents a ladder made from DNase digestion of the 40-mer substrate. All experiments were done in triplicates (Fig. S12). The major cleavage site in the schematic of the DNA substrate is marked by a solid arrow. B, a schematic diagram showing the cruciform assay using the double-stranded plasmid pIRbke8mut containing an inverted repeat sequence that forms a cruciform-type extrusion. The cruciform-like structure on the plasmid contains two sites for EcoRI restriction endonuclease (marked by asterisk). The purified plasmid is in a supercoiled (S.C.) state, which on single nick forms nicked circular (N.C.) DNA, and two simultaneous nicks produce a linear (L) form of DNA. C, ethidium bromide stained 0.8% agarose gel showing results of cruciform assay carried out with TON_0321 protein. The lane with EcoRI represents positive control and with substrate alone represents negative control. All experiments were done in triplicates (Fig. S14). The graph in the lower panel shows the quantitation of different forms of DNA formed in the cruciform assay along with standard errors calculated from three independent experiments. The reaction was carried out for 40 min. Aliquots were taken out at different time points (0, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, and 40 min). D, size-exclusion chromatogram of TON_0321 (black) purified on a HiLoad 16/600 Superdex 200 pg gel filtration column along with the gel filtration markers (broken blue) (vitamin B12, myoglobin, ovalbumin, gamma globulin, and thyroglobulin). The peak corresponding to the TON_0321 protein is marked by an arrow. The fractions from this peak were run on a 12% SDS gel. The molecular weight of TON_0321 protein was calculated using a standard curve of markers (Fig. S17C). Cy5, cyanine-5 fluorophore; TBE, Tris–borate–EDTA.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 4 Endonuclease activity of TON_0321 on branched DNA substrates.A, the catalytic activity of TON_0321 protein on branched DNA molecules: 5′ flap, 3′ flap, and splayed arm. Each substrate has two labels: one strand labeled at 5′-end with 6-FAM and another strand labeled at 3′-end with Cy5. The reaction products were resolved on an 18% TBE–urea PAGE. The same gel was scanned for 6-FAM signal (upper panel) and for the Cy5 signal (lower panel). M represents a marker made from mixing synthetic oligonucleotides of different sizes (40, 10, and 6 nucleotides), and L represents a ladder made from DNase digestion of the 40-mer substrate. All experiments were done in triplicates (Fig. S19). B, the schematic of various branched DNA substrates shows the major cleavage sites as solid arrows and the minor sites as broken arrows. C, binding study of TON_0321 with different DNA substrates: ssDNA (light blue), dsDNA (orange), 5′ flap (gray), 3′ flap (yellow), and splayed arm (dark blue) using fluorescence anisotropy. DEAA_5′ flap represents binding analysis of catalytically dead TON_0321D96A/E105A in the presence of a 5′ flap substrate. 6-FAM-labeled substrates were used for anisotropy experiments. The Y-axis shows a change in anisotropy (A–A0), where A is observed anisotropy and A0 is anisotropy of DNA substrate alone. Cy5, cyanine-5 fluorophore; 6-FAM, 6-carboxyfluorescein; TBE, Tris–borate–EDTA.
Figure 4 Endonuclease activity of TON_0321 on branched DNA substrates.A, the catalytic activity of TON_0321 protein on branched DNA molecules: 5′ flap, 3′ flap, and splayed arm. Each substrate has two labels: one strand labeled at 5′-end with 6-FAM and another strand labeled at 3′-end with Cy5. The reaction products were resolved on an 18% TBE–urea PAGE. The same gel was scanned for 6-FAM signal (upper panel) and for the Cy5 signal (lower panel). M represents a marker made from mixing synthetic oligonucleotides of different sizes (40, 10, and 6 nucleotides), and L represents a ladder made from DNase digestion of the 40-mer substrate. All experiments were done in triplicates (Fig. S19). B, the schematic of various branched DNA substrates shows the major cleavage sites as solid arrows and the minor sites as broken arrows. C, binding study of TON_0321 with different DNA substrates: ssDNA (light blue), dsDNA (orange), 5′ flap (gray), 3′ flap (yellow), and splayed arm (dark blue) using fluorescence anisotropy. DEAA_5′ flap represents binding analysis of catalytically dead TON_0321D96A/E105A in the presence of a 5′ flap substrate. 6-FAM-labeled substrates were used for anisotropy experiments. The Y-axis shows a change in anisotropy (A–A0), where A is observed anisotropy and A0 is anisotropy of DNA substrate alone. Cy5, cyanine-5 fluorophore; 6-FAM, 6-carboxyfluorescein; TBE, Tris–borate–EDTA.CC BY · PubMed Central
Figure 5 TON_0321 is a secondary structure–selective endonuclease. The catalytic activity of TON_0321 protein on branched DNA molecules, 5′ flap-N and 3′ flap-N, with each having one strand labeled at 5′-end with 6-FAM and another strand labeled at 3′-end with Cy5. The reaction products were resolved on 18% TBE–urea PAGE. The gels were scanned for (A) 6-FAM signal and (B) Cy5 signal. M represents a marker made from mixing synthetic oligonucleotides of different sizes (40, 20, 10, and 6 nucleotides), and L represents a ladder made from DNase digestion of the 40-mer substrate. All experiments were done in triplicates (Fig. S22). The major cleavage site in the schematic of branched DNA substrates is marked by a solid arrow. DNA binding model of TON_0321 with (C) ssDNA, (D) dsDNA, and (E) splayed arm substrate. The bound DNA was modeled by superimposing the catalytic domain of TON_0321 with the bound structure of GsCas4 (Protein Data Bank code: 7MI4). Cy5, cyanine-5 fluorophore; 6-FAM, 6-carboxyfluorescein; TBE, Tris–borate–EDTA.
Figure 5 TON_0321 is a secondary structure–selective endonuclease. The catalytic activity of TON_0321 protein on branched DNA molecules, 5′ flap-N and 3′ flap-N, with each having one strand labeled at 5′-end with 6-FAM and another strand labeled at 3′-end with Cy5. The reaction products were resolved on 18% TBE–urea PAGE. The gels were scanned for (A) 6-FAM signal and (B) Cy5 signal. M represents a marker made from mixing synthetic oligonucleotides of different sizes (40, 20, 10, and 6 nucleotides), and L represents a ladder made from DNase digestion of the 40-mer substrate. All experiments were done in triplicates (Fig. S22). The major cleavage site in the schematic of branched DNA substrates is marked by a solid arrow. DNA binding model of TON_0321 with (C) ssDNA, (D) dsDNA, and (E) splayed arm substrate. The bound DNA was modeled by superimposing the catalytic domain of TON_0321 with the bound structure of GsCas4 (Protein Data Bank code: 7MI4). Cy5, cyanine-5 fluorophore; 6-FAM, 6-carboxyfluorescein; TBE, Tris–borate–EDTA.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Jain, M., Pattnayak, A. K., Aggarwal, S., Rai, P., J, K., Chandrayan, S., Goel, M., & Gaur, V.
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  • University of Delhi (IN)
  • National Institute of Plant Genome Research (IN)
  • Institute of Chemical Technology (IN)
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  • Gaur, Vineet
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2024-11-29
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10.1101/2024.11.29.625776
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  • Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (BT/RLF/Re-entry/27/2017)
  • Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
  • University of Delhi (IOE /2021/12/ FRP, IOE/2023-2024/12/FRP)
  • Montana Institute on Ecosystems
  • Science and Engineering Research Board (CRG/2019/001310, CRG/2020/000335)
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  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Biochemical and Structural Characterization
Keywords
Thermococcus onnurineus, CRISPR adaptation, 5' to 3' exonuclease, structure-specific endonuclease, branched DNA
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Endonucleases, Enzyme Stability, DNA, Archaeal, Thermococcus, Archaeal Proteins, Catalytic Domain, CRISPR-Cas Systems, CRISPR-Associated Proteins

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