7bdv

Structure of Can2 from Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans in complex with cyclic tetra-adenylate (cA4)

spinqualitylabelsall models 7bdv, resolution 2.02Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 7bdv is a 6 chain structure with sequence from Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans and Synthetic construct. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: X-ray diffraction, Resolution 2.02Å Ligands: MSE Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Publication Abstract from PubMed Cells and organisms have a wide range of mechanisms to defend against infection by viruses and other mobile genetic elements (MGE). Type III CRISPR systems detect foreign RNA and typically generate cyclic oligoadenylate (cOA) second messengers that bind to ancillary proteins with CARF (CRISPR associated Rossman fold) domains. This results in the activation of fused effector domains for antiviral defence. The best characterised CARF family effectors are the Csm6/Csx1 ribonucleases and DNA nickase Can1. Here we investigate a widely distributed CARF family effector with a nuclease domain, which we name Can2 (CRISPR ancillary nuclease 2). Can2 is activated by cyclic tetra-adenylate (cA4) and displays both DNase and RNase activity, providing effective immunity against plasmid transformation and bacteriophage infection in Escherichia coli. The structure of Can2 in complex with cA4 suggests a mechanism for the cA4-mediated activation of the enzyme, whereby an active site cleft is exposed on binding the activator. These findings extend our understanding of type III CRISPR cOA signalling and effector function. The CRISPR ancillary effector Can2 is a dual-specificity nuclease potentiating type III CRISPR defence.,Zhu W, McQuarrie S, Gruschow S, McMahon SA, Graham S, Gloster TM, White MF Nucleic Acids Res. 2021 Mar 18;49(5):2777-2789. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkab073. PMID:33590098 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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