Crystal structure of FnCas12a in complex with a crRNA guide and ssDNA target. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.98 Å resolution. Released 23 Jan 2019.
Explore 6I1L in 3D Show helices and sheets RCSB PDB PDBe
6I1L contains 140 α-helices and 87 β-strands across 2 chains. Residue ranges use author residue numbering, as in the PDB file, from PDBe. To see them in 3D, choose the Cartoon representation with Secondary structure coloring: helices, sheets and coils get different colors.
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| α-helix | 3-6 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| β-strand | 13-23 | 11 | 2 |
| α-helix | 27-34 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 36-68 | 33 | |
| α-helix | 73-85 | 13 | |
| α-helix | 92-115 | 24 | |
| α-helix | 118-121 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 125-127 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 137-147 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 162-171 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 176-179 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 180-190 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 199-200 | 2 | |
| α-helix | 201-207 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 208-224 | 17 | |
| α-helix | 231-237 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 239-242 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 243-247 | 5 | 3 |
| β-strand | 252-257 | 6 | 3 |
| α-helix | 258-259 | 2 | |
| α-helix | 260-263 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 266-272 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 275-286 | 12 | |
| β-strand | 288 | 1 | 4 |
| α-helix | 296 | 1 | |
| β-strand | 297 | 1 | 4 |
| α-helix | 298 | 1 | |
| α-helix | 300-311 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 314-319 | 6 | |
| α-helix | 320-327 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 330-334 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 345-361 | 17 | |
| α-helix | 370-382 | 13 | |
| β-strand | 392-394 | 3 | 5 |
| α-helix | 397-407 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 412-425 | 14 | |
| α-helix | 435-444 | 10 | |
| β-strand | 450-452 | 3 | 5 |
| α-helix | 453-465 | 13 | |
| α-helix | 475-483 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 486-506 | 21 | |
| α-helix | 513-515 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 517-519 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 520-541 | 22 | |
| α-helix | 559-572 | 14 | |
| α-helix | 575-586 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 589-591 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 596-598 | 3 | 2 |
| α-helix | 611-613 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 614-617 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 619-624 | 6 | 2 |
| β-strand | 627-633 | 7 | 2 |
| α-helix | 635-637 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 643-648 | 6 | |
| β-strand | 654-661 | 8 | 2 |
| α-helix | 665-673 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 686-693 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 701-703 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 704-706 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 707-712 | 6 | |
| α-helix | 714-730 | 17 | |
| α-helix | 734-737 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 741-743 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 744-746 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 750-760 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 762-769 | 8 | 2 |
| α-helix | 771-780 | 10 | |
| β-strand | 783-789 | 7 | 2 |
| α-helix | 791-793 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 800-802 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 803-811 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 814-817 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 822-824 | 3 | 2 |
| β-strand | 829-833 | 5 | 2 |
| β-strand | 843 | 1 | 6 |
| β-strand | 849-850 | 2 | 7 |
| β-strand | 860-861 | 2 | 7 |
| β-strand | 867 | 1 | 6 |
| α-helix | 871-873 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 877-886 | 10 | 2 |
| α-helix | 896-906 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 908-910 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 912-917 | 6 | 8 |
| β-strand | 925-929 | 5 | 8 |
| β-strand | 935-940 | 6 | 8 |
| β-strand | 943 | 1 | 9 |
| β-strand | 952 | 1 | 9 |
| α-helix | 953-970 | 18 | |
| α-helix | 972-976 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 978-998 | 21 | |
| β-strand | 1001-1006 | 6 | 8 |
| α-helix | 1024-1035 | 12 | |
| β-strand | 1038 | 1 | 1 |
| β-strand | 1055 | 1 | 1 |
| β-strand | 1070-1071 | 2 | 8 |
| β-strand | 1074-1077 | 4 | 8 |
| β-strand | 1085 | 1 | 10 |
| β-strand | 1092 | 1 | 10 |
| α-helix | 1102-1109 | 8 | |
| β-strand | 1114-1118 | 5 | 11 |
| β-strand | 1123-1129 | 7 | 11 |
| α-helix | 1130-1132 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 1141-1145 | 5 | 11 |
| β-strand | 1150-1154 | 5 | 12 |
| β-strand | 1164-1168 | 5 | 12 |
| α-helix | 1170-1180 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 1190 | 1 | 11 |
| α-helix | 1192-1197 | 6 | |
| α-helix | 1201-1215 | 15 | |
| β-strand | 1218-1220 | 3 | 13 |
| β-strand | 1227-1229 | 3 | 13 |
| β-strand | 1230-1234 | 5 | 14 |
| β-strand | 1240-1242 | 3 | 14 |
| α-helix | 1243-1245 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 1254-1274 | 21 | |
| α-helix | 1288-1297 | 10 |
| Element | Residues | Length | Sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| α-helix | 3-6 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| β-strand | 13-23 | 11 | 16 |
| α-helix | 27-34 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 36-68 | 33 | |
| α-helix | 73-88 | 16 | |
| α-helix | 95-114 | 20 | |
| α-helix | 137-147 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 162-171 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 176-179 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 180-187 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 199-200 | 2 | |
| α-helix | 201-207 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 208-224 | 17 | |
| α-helix | 231-237 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 239-242 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 243-247 | 5 | 17 |
| β-strand | 252-257 | 6 | 17 |
| α-helix | 258-259 | 2 | |
| α-helix | 260-263 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 266-272 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 275-286 | 12 | |
| β-strand | 288 | 1 | 18 |
| α-helix | 296 | 1 | |
| β-strand | 297 | 1 | 18 |
| α-helix | 298 | 1 | |
| α-helix | 300-311 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 314-319 | 6 | |
| α-helix | 320-327 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 330-332 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 339-342 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 345-361 | 17 | |
| α-helix | 370-382 | 13 | |
| α-helix | 388-390 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 392-394 | 3 | 19 |
| α-helix | 397-407 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 412-425 | 14 | |
| β-strand | 450-452 | 3 | 19 |
| α-helix | 453-465 | 13 | |
| α-helix | 475-483 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 487-505 | 19 | |
| α-helix | 513-515 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 520-541 | 22 | |
| α-helix | 559-572 | 14 | |
| α-helix | 575-586 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 589-591 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 596-598 | 3 | 16 |
| β-strand | 610 | 1 | 16 |
| α-helix | 614-617 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 619-624 | 6 | 16 |
| β-strand | 627-633 | 7 | 16 |
| α-helix | 643-648 | 6 | |
| β-strand | 654-661 | 8 | 16 |
| α-helix | 665-672 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 679-682 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 686-694 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 701-704 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 714-730 | 17 | |
| α-helix | 734-737 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 741-743 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 744-746 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 750-760 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 762-769 | 8 | 16 |
| α-helix | 771-779 | 9 | |
| β-strand | 783-789 | 7 | 16 |
| α-helix | 791-793 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 800-802 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 803-812 | 10 | |
| α-helix | 814-818 | 5 | |
| β-strand | 822-824 | 3 | 16 |
| β-strand | 829-833 | 5 | 16 |
| β-strand | 843 | 1 | 20 |
| β-strand | 849-850 | 2 | 21 |
| β-strand | 860-861 | 2 | 21 |
| β-strand | 867 | 1 | 20 |
| α-helix | 871-873 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 877-886 | 10 | 16 |
| α-helix | 891-893 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 896-906 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 912-917 | 6 | 22 |
| β-strand | 925-929 | 5 | 22 |
| β-strand | 935-940 | 6 | 22 |
| β-strand | 943 | 1 | 23 |
| β-strand | 952 | 1 | 23 |
| α-helix | 954-968 | 15 | |
| α-helix | 977-999 | 23 | |
| β-strand | 1001-1006 | 6 | 22 |
| α-helix | 1020-1035 | 16 | |
| β-strand | 1038 | 1 | 15 |
| β-strand | 1048 | 1 | 24 |
| β-strand | 1053 | 1 | 24 |
| β-strand | 1055 | 1 | 15 |
| β-strand | 1070-1071 | 2 | 22 |
| β-strand | 1074-1077 | 4 | 22 |
| α-helix | 1102-1109 | 8 | |
| β-strand | 1114-1118 | 5 | 25 |
| β-strand | 1123-1129 | 7 | 25 |
| β-strand | 1141-1145 | 5 | 25 |
| β-strand | 1150-1151 | 2 | 26 |
| β-strand | 1167-1168 | 2 | 26 |
| α-helix | 1170-1180 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 1192-1197 | 6 | |
| α-helix | 1201-1215 | 15 | |
| β-strand | 1218-1219 | 2 | 27 |
| β-strand | 1228-1229 | 2 | 27 |
| β-strand | 1230 | 1 | 28 |
| β-strand | 1233 | 1 | 25 |
| β-strand | 1242 | 1 | 28 |
| α-helix | 1254-1274 | 21 | |
| α-helix | 1288-1298 | 11 |
| Molecule | Chains | Type | Length | Organism | UniProt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas12a | A, D | protein | 1301 | Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida (strain U112) | A0Q7Q2 (AlphaFold model) |
| crRNA (40-MER) | B, E | RNA | 40 | synthetic construct | |
| ssDNA target strand | C, F | DNA | 20 | synthetic construct |
>6I1L_1 CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas12a (chains A, D) NASIYQEFVNKYSLSKTLRFELIPQGKTLENIKARGLILDDEKRAKDYKKAKQIIDKYHQ FFIEEILSSVCISEDLLQNYSDVYFKLKKSDDDNLQKDFKSAKDTIKKQISEYIKDSEKF KNLFNQNLIDAKKGQESDLILWLKQSKDNGIELFKANSDITDIDEALEIIKSFKGWTTYF KGFHENRKNVYSSNDIPTSIIYRIVDDNLPKFLENKAKYESLKDKAPEAINYEQIKKDLA EELTFDIDYKTSEVNQRVFSLDEVFEIANFNNYLNQSGITKFNTIIGGKFVNGENTKRKG INEYINLYSQQINDKTLKKYKMSVLFKQILSDTESKSFVIDKLEDDSDVVTTMQSFYEQI AAFKTVEEKSIKETLSLLFDDLKAQKLDLSKIYFKNDKSLTDLSQQVFDDYSVIGTAVLE YITQQIAPKNLDNPSKKEQELIAKKTEKAKYLSLETIKLALEEFNKHRDIDKQCRFEEIL ANFAAIPMIFDEIAQNKDNLAQISIKYQNQGKKDLLQASAEDDVKAIKDLLDQTNNLLHK LKIFHISQSEDKANILDKDEHFYLVFEECYFELANIVPLYNKIRNYITQKPYSDEKFKLN FENSTLANGWDKNKEPDNTAILFIKDDKYYLGVMNKKNNKIFDDKAIKENKGEGYKKIVY KLLPGANKMLPKVFFSAKSIKFYNPSEDILRIRNHSTHTKNGSPQKGYEKFEFNIEDCRK FIDFYKQSISKHPEWKDFGFRFSDTQRYNSIDEFYREVENQGYKLTFENISESYIDSVVN QGKLYLFQIYNKDFSAYSKGRPNLHTLYWKALFDERNLQDVVYKLNGEAELFYRKQSIPK KITHPAKEAIANKNKDNPKKESVFEYDLIKDKRFTEDKFFFHCPITINFKSSGANKFNDE INLLLKEKANDVHILSIDRGERHLAYYTLVDGKGNIIKQDTFNIIGNDRMKTNYHDKLAA IEKDRDSARKDWKKINNIKEMKEGYLSQVVHEIAKLVIEYNAIVVFQDLNFGFKRGRFKV EKQVYQKLEKMLIEKLNYLVFKDNEFDKTGGVLRAYQLTAPFETFKKMGKQTGIIYYVPA GFTSKICPVTGFVNQLYPKYESVSKSQEFFSKFDKICYNLDKGYFEFSFDYKNFGDKAAK GKWTIASFGSRLINFRNSDKNHNWDTREVYPTKELEKLLKDYSIEYGHGECIKAAICGES DKKFFAKLTSVLNTILQMRNSKTGTELDYLISPVADVNGNFFDSRQAPKNMPQDADANGA YHIGLKGLMLLGRIKNNQEGKKLNLVIKNEEYFEFVQNRNN
>6I1L_2 crRNA (40-MER) (chains B, E) AAUUUCUACUGUUGUAGAUAGAUUAAAAGGUAAUUCUAUC
>6I1L_3 ssDNA target strand (chains C, F) ATAGAATTACCTTTTAATCT
Water and common crystallization additives (K) are not listed.
Mechanistic Insights into the cis- and trans-Acting DNase Activities of Cas12a. Swarts, D.C., Jinek, M. Mol Cell (2019) 73:589-600.e4. DOI 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.11.021 · PubMed
Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt A0Q7Q2 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:
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