DNA interference is controlled by R-loop length in a type I-F1 CRISPR-Cas system.

BMC Biology
Donata TuminauskaiteTomas Sinkunas

Abstract

CRISPR-Cas systems, which provide adaptive immunity against foreign nucleic acids in prokaryotes, can serve as useful molecular tools for multiple applications in genome engineering. Diverse CRISPR-Cas systems originating from distinct prokaryotes function through a common mechanism involving the assembly of small crRNA molecules and Cas proteins into a ribonucleoprotein (RNP) effector complex, and formation of an R-loop structure upon binding to the target DNA. Extensive research on the I-E subtype established the prototypical mechanism of DNA interference in type I systems, where the coordinated action of a ribonucleoprotein Cascade complex and Cas3 protein destroys foreign DNA. However, diverse protein composition between type I subtypes suggests differences in the mechanism of DNA interference that could be exploited for novel practical applications that call for further exploration of these systems. Here we examined the mechanism of DNA interference provided by the type I-F1 system from Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans D7S-1 (Aa). We show that functional Aa-Cascade complexes can be assembled not only with WT spacer of 32 nt but also with shorter or longer (14-176 nt) spacers. All complexes guided by the spacer bind to...Continue Reading

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