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<tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4un3 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4un3 OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4un3 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4un3 PDBsum]</span></td></tr> | <tr><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4un3 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4un3 OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4un3 RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4un3 PDBsum]</span></td></tr> | ||
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| + | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
| + | The CRISPR-associated protein Cas9 is an RNA-guided endonuclease that cleaves double-stranded DNA bearing sequences complementary to a 20-nucleotide segment in the guide RNA. Cas9 has emerged as a versatile molecular tool for genome editing and gene expression control. RNA-guided DNA recognition and cleavage strictly require the presence of a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) in the target DNA. Here we report a crystal structure of Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 in complex with a single-molecule guide RNA and a target DNA containing a canonical 5'-NGG-3' PAM. The structure reveals that the PAM motif resides in a base-paired DNA duplex. The non-complementary strand GG dinucleotide is read out via major-groove interactions with conserved arginine residues from the carboxy-terminal domain of Cas9. Interactions with the minor groove of the PAM duplex and the phosphodiester group at the +1 position in the target DNA strand contribute to local strand separation immediately upstream of the PAM. These observations suggest a mechanism for PAM-dependent target DNA melting and RNA-DNA hybrid formation. Furthermore, this study establishes a framework for the rational engineering of Cas9 enzymes with novel PAM specificities. | ||
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| + | Structural basis of PAM-dependent target DNA recognition by the Cas9 endonuclease.,Anders C, Niewoehner O, Duerst A, Jinek M Nature. 2014 Jul 27. doi: 10.1038/nature13579. PMID:25079318<ref>PMID:25079318</ref> | ||
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| + | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 06:30, 13 August 2014
Crystal structure of Cas9 bound to PAM-containing DNA target
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