This is an alpha-helical lobe domain found in Cas9 proteins. Cas9 enzymes adopt a bilobed architecture composed of a nuclease lobe containing juxtaposed RuvC and HNH nuclease domains and a variable alpha-helical lobe likely to be involved in nucleic ...
This is an alpha-helical lobe domain found in Cas9 proteins. Cas9 enzymes adopt a bilobed architecture composed of a nuclease lobe containing juxtaposed RuvC and HNH nuclease domains and a variable alpha-helical lobe likely to be involved in nucleic acid binding. Amino acid residues located in both the nuclease and alpha-helical lobe clefts are highly conserved within type II-A Cas9 proteins [1].
Cas9 proteins are abundant across the bacterial kingdom, but vary widely in both sequence and size. All known Cas9 enzymes contain an HNH domain that cleaves the DNA strand complementary to the guide RNA sequence (target strand), and a RuvC nuclease ...
Cas9 proteins are abundant across the bacterial kingdom, but vary widely in both sequence and size. All known Cas9 enzymes contain an HNH domain that cleaves the DNA strand complementary to the guide RNA sequence (target strand), and a RuvC nuclease domain required for cleaving the noncomplementary strand (non-target strand), yielding double-strand DNA breaks (DSBs). The crystal structures of type II-A and II-C Cas9 proteins highlight the features in Cas9 enzymes that support their function as RNA-guided endonucleases. Cas9 enzymes adopt a bilobed architecture composed of a nuclease lobe containing juxtaposed RuvC and HNH nuclease domains and a variable alpha-helical lobe likely to be involved in nucleic acid binding. The RuvC domain forms the structural core of the nuclease lobe, a six-stranded beta sheet surrounded by four alpha helices, with all three conserved subdomains (I, II, III) contributing catalytic residues to the active site [1].
This domain, known as the wedge (WED) domain, is found in Cas9 proteins which are present in Staphylococcus aureus. Cas9 cleaves double-stranded DNA targets with a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) and complementarity to the guide RNA. The Cas9 WED do ...
This domain, known as the wedge (WED) domain, is found in Cas9 proteins which are present in Staphylococcus aureus. Cas9 cleaves double-stranded DNA targets with a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) and complementarity to the guide RNA. The Cas9 WED domain has a fold comprising a twisted five-stranded beta sheet flanked by four alpha helices, and is responsible for the recognition of the distorted repeat: anti-repeat duplex. WED domains are responsible for the recognition of single-guide RNA scaffolds [1].
This domain is found in Cas9 proteins which can be Staphylococcus aureus. Cas9 cleaves double-stranded DNA targets with a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) and complementarity to the guide RNA. When this domain is combined with the C-terminal domain i ...
This domain is found in Cas9 proteins which can be Staphylococcus aureus. Cas9 cleaves double-stranded DNA targets with a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) and complementarity to the guide RNA. When this domain is combined with the C-terminal domain it is called the Pam-interacting (PI) domain. The Cas9 orthologs from different microbes have highly divergent sequences but their PI domains share a conserved core fold and recognize distinct PAM sequences [1].
