Title Structure of the DNA-bound spacer capture complex of a type II CRISPR-Cas system /
Authors Wilkinson, Martin ; Drabavičius, Gediminas ; Šilanskas, Arūnas ; Gasiūnas, Giedrius ; Šikšnys, Virginijus ; Wigley, Dale B
DOI 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.04.020
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Is Part of Molecular cell.. Cambridge, MA : Cell Press. 2019, vol. 75, iss. 1, p. 90-101.. ISSN 1097-2765. eISSN 1097-4164
Keywords [eng] CRISPR-Cas system ; spacer capture ; duplex DNA
Abstract [eng] The mechanism of spacer capture by type II CRISPR-Cas systems remains enigmatic. Wilkinson et al. report cryo-EM structures of three macromolecular assemblies of the Cas1, Cas2, and Csn2 proteins. All three complexes contain duplex DNA running along a central channel. A filamentous form contains a continuous duplex and smaller units contain shorter sections of ∼30 bp.
Published Cambridge, MA : Cell Press
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2019