6I1L: FnCas12a

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.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.98 Å
Organisms
Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida (strain U112), synthetic construct
Chains
6
Atoms
23,637
Mol. weight
344.86 kDa
Ligands
CIT, MG
Released
23 Jan 2019

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

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.

Chain A: 74 helices, 43 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-64
β-strand811
β-strand13-23112
α-helix27-348
α-helix36-6833
α-helix73-8513
α-helix92-11524
α-helix118-1214
α-helix125-1273
α-helix137-14711
α-helix162-17110
α-helix176-1794
α-helix180-19011
α-helix199-2002
α-helix201-2077
α-helix208-22417
α-helix231-2377
α-helix239-2424
β-strand243-24753
β-strand252-25763
α-helix258-2592
α-helix260-2634
α-helix266-2727
α-helix275-28612
β-strand28814
α-helix2961
β-strand29714
α-helix2981
α-helix300-31112
α-helix314-3196
α-helix320-3278
α-helix330-3345
α-helix345-36117
α-helix370-38213
β-strand392-39435
α-helix397-40711
α-helix412-42514
α-helix435-44410
β-strand450-45235
α-helix453-46513
α-helix475-4839
α-helix486-50621
α-helix513-5153
α-helix517-5193
α-helix520-54122
α-helix559-57214
α-helix575-58612
α-helix589-5913
β-strand596-59832
α-helix611-6133
α-helix614-6174
β-strand619-62462
β-strand627-63372
α-helix635-6373
α-helix643-6486
β-strand654-66182
α-helix665-6739
α-helix686-6938
α-helix701-7033
α-helix704-7063
α-helix707-7126
α-helix714-73017
α-helix734-7374
α-helix741-7433
α-helix744-7463
α-helix750-76011
β-strand762-76982
α-helix771-78010
β-strand783-78972
α-helix791-7933
α-helix800-8023
α-helix803-8119
α-helix814-8174
β-strand822-82432
β-strand829-83352
β-strand84316
β-strand849-85027
β-strand860-86127
β-strand86716
α-helix871-8733
β-strand877-886102
α-helix896-90611
α-helix908-9103
β-strand912-91768
β-strand925-92958
β-strand935-94068
β-strand94319
β-strand95219
α-helix953-97018
α-helix972-9765
α-helix978-99821
β-strand1001-100668
α-helix1024-103512
β-strand103811
β-strand105511
β-strand1070-107128
β-strand1074-107748
β-strand1085110
β-strand1092110
α-helix1102-11098
β-strand1114-1118511
β-strand1123-1129711
α-helix1130-11323
β-strand1141-1145511
β-strand1150-1154512
β-strand1164-1168512
α-helix1170-118011
β-strand1190111
α-helix1192-11976
α-helix1201-121515
β-strand1218-1220313
β-strand1227-1229313
β-strand1230-1234514
β-strand1240-1242314
α-helix1243-12453
α-helix1254-127421
α-helix1288-129710
Chain D: 66 helices, 44 β-strands
ElementResiduesLengthSheet
α-helix3-64
β-strand8115
β-strand13-231116
α-helix27-348
α-helix36-6833
α-helix73-8816
α-helix95-11420
α-helix137-14711
α-helix162-17110
α-helix176-1794
α-helix180-1878
α-helix199-2002
α-helix201-2077
α-helix208-22417
α-helix231-2377
α-helix239-2424
β-strand243-247517
β-strand252-257617
α-helix258-2592
α-helix260-2634
α-helix266-2727
α-helix275-28612
β-strand288118
α-helix2961
β-strand297118
α-helix2981
α-helix300-31112
α-helix314-3196
α-helix320-3278
α-helix330-3323
α-helix339-3424
α-helix345-36117
α-helix370-38213
α-helix388-3903
β-strand392-394319
α-helix397-40711
α-helix412-42514
β-strand450-452319
α-helix453-46513
α-helix475-4839
α-helix487-50519
α-helix513-5153
α-helix520-54122
α-helix559-57214
α-helix575-58612
α-helix589-5913
β-strand596-598316
β-strand610116
α-helix614-6174
β-strand619-624616
β-strand627-633716
α-helix643-6486
β-strand654-661816
α-helix665-6728
α-helix679-6824
α-helix686-6949
α-helix701-7044
α-helix714-73017
α-helix734-7374
α-helix741-7433
α-helix744-7463
α-helix750-76011
β-strand762-769816
α-helix771-7799
β-strand783-789716
α-helix791-7933
α-helix800-8023
α-helix803-81210
α-helix814-8185
β-strand822-824316
β-strand829-833516
β-strand843120
β-strand849-850221
β-strand860-861221
β-strand867120
α-helix871-8733
β-strand877-8861016
α-helix891-8933
α-helix896-90611
β-strand912-917622
β-strand925-929522
β-strand935-940622
β-strand943123
β-strand952123
α-helix954-96815
α-helix977-99923
β-strand1001-1006622
α-helix1020-103516
β-strand1038115
β-strand1048124
β-strand1053124
β-strand1055115
β-strand1070-1071222
β-strand1074-1077422
α-helix1102-11098
β-strand1114-1118525
β-strand1123-1129725
β-strand1141-1145525
β-strand1150-1151226
β-strand1167-1168226
α-helix1170-118011
α-helix1192-11976
α-helix1201-121515
β-strand1218-1219227
β-strand1228-1229227
β-strand1230128
β-strand1233125
β-strand1242128
α-helix1254-127421
α-helix1288-129811

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas12aA, Dprotein1301Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida (strain U112)A0Q7Q2 (AlphaFold model)
crRNA (40-MER)B, ERNA40synthetic construct
ssDNA target strandC, FDNA20synthetic construct
Sequence of entity 1 (A, D), FASTA
>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
Sequence of entity 2 (B, E), FASTA
>6I1L_2 crRNA (40-MER) (chains B, E)
AAUUUCUACUGUUGUAGAUAGAUUAAAAGGUAAUUCUAUC
Sequence of entity 3 (C, F), FASTA
>6I1L_3 ssDNA target strand (chains C, F)
ATAGAATTACCTTTTAATCT

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
CITCitric acidC6 H8 O711
MGMagnesium ionMg9

Water and common crystallization additives (K) are not listed.

Primary citation

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

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