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A scoutRNA Is Required for Some Type V CRISPR-Cas Systems.
Harrington, Lucas B; Ma, Enbo; Chen, Janice S; Witte, Isaac P; Gertz, Dov; Paez-Espino, David; Al-Shayeb, Basem; Kyrpides, Nikos C; Burstein, David; Banfield, Jillian F; Doudna, Jennifer A.
Affiliation
  • Harrington LB; Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
  • Ma E; Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
  • Chen JS; Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
  • Witte IP; Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
  • Gertz D; School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
  • Paez-Espino D; Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
  • Al-Shayeb B; Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
  • Kyrpides NC; Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
  • Burstein D; Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel.
  • Banfield JF; Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Innovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
  • Doudna JA; Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA;
Mol Cell ; 79(3): 416-424.e5, 2020 08 06.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32645367
ABSTRACT
CRISPR-Cas12c/d proteins share limited homology with Cas12a and Cas9 bacterial CRISPR RNA (crRNA)-guided nucleases used widely for genome editing and DNA detection. However, Cas12c (C2c3)- and Cas12d (CasY)-catalyzed DNA cleavage and genome editing activities have not been directly observed. We show here that a short-complementarity untranslated RNA (scoutRNA), together with crRNA, is required for Cas12d-catalyzed DNA cutting. The scoutRNA differs in secondary structure from previously described tracrRNAs used by CRISPR-Cas9 and some Cas12 enzymes, and in Cas12d-containing systems, scoutRNA includes a conserved five-nucleotide sequence that is essential for activity. In addition to supporting crRNA-directed DNA recognition, biochemical and cell-based experiments establish scoutRNA as an essential cofactor for Cas12c-catalyzed pre-crRNA maturation. These results define scoutRNA as a third type of transcript encoded by a subset of CRISPR-Cas genomic loci and explain how Cas12c/d systems avoid requirements for host factors including ribonuclease III for bacterial RNA-mediated adaptive immunity.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bacteria / Bacterial Proteins / RNA, Bacterial / Genome, Bacterial / Endodeoxyribonucleases / RNA, Small Untranslated / CRISPR-Cas Systems Language: En Journal: Mol Cell Journal subject: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bacteria / Bacterial Proteins / RNA, Bacterial / Genome, Bacterial / Endodeoxyribonucleases / RNA, Small Untranslated / CRISPR-Cas Systems Language: En Journal: Mol Cell Journal subject: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States