7BB5

Crystal structure of anti-CRISPR protein AcrIF9


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.223 
  • R-Value Work: 0.183 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.187 

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Literature

Disarming of type I-F CRISPR-Cas surveillance complex by anti-CRISPR proteins AcrIF6 and AcrIF9.

Kupcinskaite, E.Tutkus, M.Kopustas, A.Asmontas, S.Jankunec, M.Zaremba, M.Tamulaitiene, G.Sinkunas, T.

(2022) Sci Rep 12: 15548-15548

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19797-y
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    7BB5

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    CRISPR-Cas systems are prokaryotic adaptive immune systems that protect against phages and other invading nucleic acids. The evolutionary arms race between prokaryotes and phages gave rise to phage anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins that act as a counter defence against CRISPR-Cas systems by inhibiting the effector complex. Here, we used a combination of bulk biochemical experiments, X-ray crystallography and single-molecule techniques to explore the inhibitory activity of AcrIF6 and AcrIF9 proteins against the type I-F CRISPR-Cas system from Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa). We showed that AcrIF6 and AcrIF9 proteins hinder Aa-Cascade complex binding to target DNA. We solved a crystal structure of Aa1-AcrIF9 protein, which differ from other known AcrIF9 proteins by an additional structurally important loop presumably involved in the interaction with Cascade. We revealed that AcrIF9 association with Aa-Cascade promotes its binding to off-target DNA sites, which facilitates inhibition of CRISPR-Cas protection.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Institute of Biotechnology, Life Sciences Center, Vilnius University, Sauletekio Ave. 7, 10257, Vilnius, Lithuania.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
AcrIF991Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotype e str. SC1083Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: SC1083_0445
UniProt
Find proteins for G4A6K5 (Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans serotype e str. SC1083)
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Go to UniProtKB:  G4A6K5
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UniProt GroupG4A6K5
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.30 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.223 
  • R-Value Work: 0.183 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.187 
  • Space Group: I 41 2 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 77.285α = 90
b = 77.285β = 90
c = 75.663γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
XDSdata reduction
SCALAdata scaling
MOLREPphasing
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

Structure Validation

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
Research Council of LithuaniaLithuaniaS-MIP-17-47

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2021-11-24
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2022-12-07
    Changes: Database references