Structure of a CRISPR associated protein Cas2 from Desulfovibrio vulgarisStructure of a CRISPR associated protein Cas2 from Desulfovibrio vulgaris

Structural highlights

3oq2 is a 2 chain structure with sequence from Desulfovibrio vulgaris. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Ligands:, , , ,
Gene:cas2, DVUA0135 (Desulfovibrio vulgaris)
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Publication Abstract from PubMed

CRISPRs (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) provide bacteria and archaea with RNA-guided acquired immunity to invasive DNAs. CRISPR-associated (Cas) proteins carry out the immune effector functions. Cas2 is a universal component of the CRISPR system. Here, a 1.35 A resolution crystal structure of Cas2 from the bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris (DvuCas2) is reported. DvuCas2 is a homodimer, with each protomer consisting of an N-terminal betaalphabetabetaalphabeta ferredoxin fold (amino acids 1-78) to which is appended a C-terminal segment (amino acids 79-102) that includes a short 3(10)-helix and a fifth beta-strand. The beta5 strands align with the beta4 strands of the opposite protomers, resulting in two five-stranded antiparallel beta-sheets that form a sandwich at the dimer interface. The DvuCas2 dimer is stabilized by a distinctive network of hydrophilic cross-protomer side-chain interactions.

Structure of a CRISPR-associated protein Cas2 from Desulfovibrio vulgaris.,Samai P, Smith P, Shuman S Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2010 Dec 1;66(Pt, 12):1552-6. Epub 2010 Nov 16. PMID:21139194[1]

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References

  1. Samai P, Smith P, Shuman S. Structure of a CRISPR-associated protein Cas2 from Desulfovibrio vulgaris. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2010 Dec 1;66(Pt, 12):1552-6. Epub 2010 Nov 16. PMID:21139194 doi:10.1107/S1744309110039801

3oq2, resolution 1.35Å

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