6O0Z

Conformational states of Cas9-sgRNA-DNA ternary complex in the presence of magnesium


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.30 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Cryo-EM structures reveal coordinated domain motions that govern DNA cleavage by Cas9.

Zhu, X.Clarke, R.Puppala, A.K.Chittori, S.Merk, A.Merrill, B.J.Simonovic, M.Subramaniam, S.

(2019) Nat Struct Mol Biol 26: 679-685

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-019-0258-2
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6O0X, 6O0Y, 6O0Z

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    The RNA-guided Cas9 endonuclease from Streptococcus pyogenes is a single-turnover enzyme that displays a stable product state after double-stranded-DNA cleavage. Here, we present cryo-EM structures of precatalytic, postcatalytic and product states of the active Cas9-sgRNA-DNA complex in the presence of Mg 2+ . In the precatalytic state, Cas9 adopts the 'checkpoint' conformation with the HNH nuclease domain positioned far away from the DNA. Transition to the postcatalytic state involves a dramatic ~34-Å swing of the HNH domain and disorder of the REC2 recognition domain. The postcatalytic state captures the cleaved substrate bound to the catalytically competent HNH active site. In the product state, the HNH domain is disordered, REC2 returns to the precatalytic conformation, and additional interactions of REC3 and RuvC with nucleic acids are formed. The coupled domain motions and interactions between the enzyme and the RNA-DNA hybrid provide new insights into the mechanism of genome editing by Cas9.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas9/Csn11,372Streptococcus pyogenesMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: cas9csn1SPy_1046
EC: 3.1
UniProt
Find proteins for Q99ZW2 (Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M1)
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UniProt GroupQ99ZW2
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
single guide RNA102synthetic construct
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Entity ID: 3
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target strand DNA40synthetic construct
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non-target strand DNA40synthetic construct
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.30 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United States097042
National Institutes of Health/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NIH/NICHD)United States081534
National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI)United States--

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-07-10
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2019-07-24
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2019-08-21
    Changes: Data collection, Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2019-12-04
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.4: 2019-12-18
    Changes: Other
  • Version 1.5: 2024-03-20
    Changes: Data collection, Database references