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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

Molecular basis of stepwise cyclic tetra-adenylate cleavage by the type III CRISPR ring nuclease Crn1/Sso2081.

Liyang Du, Danping Zhang, Zhipu Luo, Zhonghui Lin

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Liyang DuCollege of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Danping ZhangCollege of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Zhipu LuoInstitute of Molecular Enzymology, School of Biology and Basic Medical Sciences, Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Zhonghui LinCollege of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5797-7347
Fuzhou University · CNSoochow University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cyclic oligoadenylates (cOAs) act as second messengers of the type III CRISPR immunity system through activating the auxiliary nucleases for indiscriminate RNA degradation. The cOA-degrading nucleases (ring nucleases) provide an 'off-switch' regulation of the signaling, thereby preventing cell dormancy or cell death. Here, we describe the crystal structures of the founding member of CRISPR-associated ring nuclease 1 (Crn1) Sso2081 from Saccharolobus solfataricus, alone, bound to phosphate ions or cA4 in both pre-cleavage and cleavage intermediate states. These structures together with biochemical characterizations establish the molecular basis of cA4 recognition and catalysis by Sso2081. The conformational changes in the C-terminal helical insert upon the binding of phosphate ions or cA4 reveal a gate-locking mechanism for ligand binding. The critical residues and motifs identified in this study provide a new insight to distinguish between cOA-degrading and -nondegrading CARF domain-containing proteins.

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Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsCRISPR-Associated ProteinsCRISPR-Cas SystemsEndonucleasesIonsSecond Messenger SystemsSignal TransductionCRISPR-Associated ProteinsEndonucleasesIons

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PMID36807980
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