9AR4 | pdb_00009ar4

CryoEM structure of ThermoCas9 in post-cleavage state bound with the DNA containing NNNNCCA PAM

PDB DOI: https://doi.org/10.2210/pdb9AR4/pdb
EM Map EMD-43769: EMDB EMDataResource
NAKB: 9AR4

Classification: DNA BINDING PROTEIN/DNA/RNA
Organism(s): Geobacillus thermodenitrificans, synthetic construct
Expression System: Escherichia coli
Mutation(s): No

Deposited: 2024-02-22 Released: 2025-02-26
Deposition Author(s): Shu, Y., Zhao, Y., Li, H.
Funding Organization(s): National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)

Experimental Data Snapshot

Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Resolution: 2.20 Å
Aggregation State: PARTICLE
Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE

wwPDB Validation 3D Report Full Report

This is version 1.1 of the entry. See complete history.

Literature

Molecular basis for methylation-sensitive editing by Cas9

Roth, M.O., Shu, Y., Zhao, Y., Trasanidou, D., Hoffman, R.D., Trasanidis, N., Gelasco, M.K., Medina, M.L., Das, D., Rai, J., Wang, B., Li, H.

(2026) Nature

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10384-z

Macromolecule Content

Total Structure Weight: 192.98 kDa
Atom Count: 12,261
Modeled Residue Count: 1,200
Deposited Residue Count: 1,290
Unique protein chains: 1
Unique nucleic acid chains: 5

Macromolecules

Find similar proteins by:

| 3D Structure

Entity ID: 6
Molecule	Chains	Sequence Length	Organism	Details	Image
CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas9	F [auth A]	1,082	Geobacillus thermodenitrificans	Mutation(s): 0 Gene Names: cas9-2, cas9, GTHT12_03401 EC: 3.1

Find similar nucleic acids by:

(by identity cutoff)

Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism
Entity ID: 1
Single guide RNA	A [auth B]	149	Geobacillus thermodenitrificans
Sequence Annotations Expand
Reference Sequence

Find similar nucleic acids by:

(by identity cutoff)

Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism
Entity ID: 2
Cleaved 3' target DNA strand	B [auth C]	26	synthetic construct
Sequence Annotations Expand
Reference Sequence

Find similar nucleic acids by: Sequence

Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism
Entity ID: 3
Cleaved 3' non-target DNA strand	C [auth D]	14	synthetic construct
Sequence Annotations Expand
Reference Sequence

Find similar nucleic acids by: Sequence

Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism
Entity ID: 4
Cleaved 5' target DNA strand	D [auth P]	14	synthetic construct
Sequence Annotations Expand
Reference Sequence

Find similar nucleic acids by: Sequence

Molecule	Chains	Length	Organism
Entity ID: 5
Cleaved 5' non-target DNA strand	E [auth X]	5	synthetic construct
Sequence Annotations Expand
Reference Sequence

Small Molecules

Ligands 2 Unique
ID	Chains	Name / Formula / InChI Key	2D Diagram	3D Interactions
GTP (Subject of Investigation/LOI) Query on GTP Download:Ideal Coordinates CCD File SDF format, chain I [auth C] MOL2 format, chain I [auth C] mmCIF format, chain I [auth C]	I [auth C]	GUANOSINE-5'-TRIPHOSPHATE C₁₀ H₁₆ N₅ O₁₄ P₃ XKMLYUALXHKNFT-UUOKFMHZSA-N		Interactions Focus chain I [auth C] Interactions & Density Focus chain I [auth C]
MG Query on MG Download:Ideal Coordinates CCD File SDF format, chain M [auth A] SDF format, chain L [auth A] SDF format, chain K [auth A] SDF format, chain J [auth A] SDF format, chain H [auth B] SDF format, chain G [auth B] MOL2 format, chain M [auth A] MOL2 format, chain L [auth A] MOL2 format, chain K [auth A] MOL2 format, chain J [auth A] MOL2 format, chain H [auth B] MOL2 format, chain G [auth B] mmCIF format, chain M [auth A] mmCIF format, chain L [auth A] mmCIF format, chain K [auth A] mmCIF format, chain J [auth A] mmCIF format, chain H [auth B] mmCIF format, chain G [auth B]	G [auth B] H [auth B] J [auth A] K [auth A] L [auth A] G [auth B], H [auth B], J [auth A], K [auth A], L [auth A], M [auth A]	MAGNESIUM ION Mg JLVVSXFLKOJNIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N		Interactions Focus chain G [auth B] Focus chain H [auth B] Focus chain J [auth A] Focus chain K [auth A] Focus chain L [auth A] Focus chain M [auth A] Interactions & Density Focus chain G [auth B] Focus chain H [auth B] Focus chain J [auth A] Focus chain K [auth A] Focus chain L [auth A] Focus chain M [auth A]