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Structure of Csx1-cOA4 complex reveals the basis of RNA decay in Type III-B CRISPR-Cas

Authors :
Rafael Molina
Stefano Stella
Mingxia Feng
Nicholas Sofos
Vykintas Jauniskis
Irina Pozdnyakova
Blanca López-Méndez
Qunxin She
Guillermo Montoya
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

Type III CRISPR-Cas RNases from the Csm and Csx families are activated by cyclic oligoadenylates (cOA). Here the authors present the cOA bound Sulfolobus islandicus Csx1 structure, which forms a hexamer and reveal an allosteric mechanism for the activation of Csx1 RNase.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0552bfd06e54104982c7ac8deb8d5c3
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12244-z