Structural basis of cyclic oligoadenylate degradation by ancillary Type III CRISPR-Cas ring nucleases
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Structural basis of cyclic oligoadenylate degradation by ancillary Type III CRISPR-Cas ring nucleases. / Molina Monterrubio, Rafael Arcangel; Jensen, Anne Louise Grøn; Marchena-Hurtado, Javier; López-Méndez, Blanca; Stella, Stefano; Montoya, Guillermo.
In: Nucleic Acids Research, Vol. 49, No. 21, 2021, p. 12577-12590.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Structural basis of cyclic oligoadenylate degradation by ancillary Type III CRISPR-Cas ring nucleases
AU - Molina Monterrubio, Rafael Arcangel
AU - Jensen, Anne Louise Grøn
AU - Marchena-Hurtado, Javier
AU - López-Méndez, Blanca
AU - Stella, Stefano
AU - Montoya, Guillermo
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Type III CRISPR-Cas effector systems detect foreign RNA triggering DNA and RNA cleavage and synthesizing cyclic oligoadenylate molecules (cA) in their Cas10 subunit. cAs act as a second messenger activating auxiliary nucleases, leading to an indiscriminate RNA degradation that can end in cell dormancy or death. Standalone ring nucleases are CRISPR ancillary proteins which downregulate the strong immune response of Type III systems by degrading cA. These enzymes contain a CRISPR-associated Rossman-fold (CARF) domain, which binds and cleaves the cA molecule. Here, we present the structures of the standalone ring nuclease from Sulfolobus islandicus (Sis) 0811 in its apo and post-catalytic states. This enzyme is composed by a N-terminal CARF and a C-terminal wHTH domain. Sis0811 presents a phosphodiester hydrolysis metal-independent mechanism, which cleaves cA4 rings to generate linear adenylate species, thus reducing the levels of the second messenger and switching off the cell antiviral state. The structural and biochemical analysis revealed the coupling of a cork-screw conformational change with the positioning of key catalytic residues to proceed with cA4 phosphodiester hydrolysis in a non-concerted manner.
AB - Type III CRISPR-Cas effector systems detect foreign RNA triggering DNA and RNA cleavage and synthesizing cyclic oligoadenylate molecules (cA) in their Cas10 subunit. cAs act as a second messenger activating auxiliary nucleases, leading to an indiscriminate RNA degradation that can end in cell dormancy or death. Standalone ring nucleases are CRISPR ancillary proteins which downregulate the strong immune response of Type III systems by degrading cA. These enzymes contain a CRISPR-associated Rossman-fold (CARF) domain, which binds and cleaves the cA molecule. Here, we present the structures of the standalone ring nuclease from Sulfolobus islandicus (Sis) 0811 in its apo and post-catalytic states. This enzyme is composed by a N-terminal CARF and a C-terminal wHTH domain. Sis0811 presents a phosphodiester hydrolysis metal-independent mechanism, which cleaves cA4 rings to generate linear adenylate species, thus reducing the levels of the second messenger and switching off the cell antiviral state. The structural and biochemical analysis revealed the coupling of a cork-screw conformational change with the positioning of key catalytic residues to proceed with cA4 phosphodiester hydrolysis in a non-concerted manner.
U2 - 10.1093/nar/gkab1130
DO - 10.1093/nar/gkab1130
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34850143
VL - 49
SP - 12577
EP - 12590
JO - Nucleic Acids Research
JF - Nucleic Acids Research
SN - 0305-1048
IS - 21
ER -
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