WT CRISPR-Cas12a with a 8bp R-loop. Determined by electron microscopy at 3.5 Å resolution. Released 3 Jul 2024.
Explore 8SFI in 3D Show helices and sheets RCSB PDB PDBe
8SFI contains 64 α-helices and 47 β-strands across 1 chain. 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 | 4-6 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| β-strand | 13-23 | 11 | 2 |
| α-helix | 27-34 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 36-66 | 31 | |
| α-helix | 74-86 | 13 | |
| α-helix | 89-111 | 23 | |
| α-helix | 119-132 | 14 | |
| α-helix | 136-139 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 141-146 | 6 | |
| α-helix | 153-159 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 160-162 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 166-169 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 170-180 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 189-191 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 192-197 | 6 | |
| α-helix | 198-214 | 17 | |
| α-helix | 219-229 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 237-240 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 244-248 | 5 | |
| α-helix | 252-263 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 277-285 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 290-296 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 303-308 | 6 | |
| α-helix | 327-343 | 17 | |
| α-helix | 345-355 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 365-366 | 2 | 3 |
| α-helix | 368-370 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 371-378 | 8 | |
| α-helix | 384-395 | 12 | |
| α-helix | 403-414 | 12 | |
| β-strand | 418-419 | 2 | 3 |
| α-helix | 420-426 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 431-449 | 19 | |
| α-helix | 453-455 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 461-481 | 21 | |
| β-strand | 484 | 1 | 3 |
| α-helix | 494-506 | 13 | |
| α-helix | 510-522 | 13 | |
| β-strand | 531-533 | 3 | 2 |
| α-helix | 549-552 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 555-559 | 5 | 2 |
| β-strand | 562-567 | 6 | 2 |
| β-strand | 571 | 1 | 4 |
| β-strand | 574 | 1 | 4 |
| α-helix | 580-581 | 2 | |
| β-strand | 582 | 1 | 5 |
| β-strand | 591-593 | 3 | 2 |
| β-strand | 596-597 | 2 | 6 |
| α-helix | 601-604 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 613-620 | 8 | |
| β-strand | 626-628 | 3 | 7 |
| β-strand | 632 | 1 | 8 |
| α-helix | 635 | 1 | |
| β-strand | 636-638 | 3 | 7 |
| α-helix | 640-646 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 657-663 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 666-684 | 19 | |
| β-strand | 687 | 1 | 8 |
| α-helix | 701-703 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 708-714 | 7 | |
| α-helix | 715-718 | 4 | |
| β-strand | 719-720 | 2 | 6 |
| β-strand | 723-725 | 3 | 2 |
| β-strand | 726 | 1 | 5 |
| α-helix | 728-737 | 10 | |
| β-strand | 741-746 | 6 | 2 |
| α-helix | 748-750 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 757-759 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 760-768 | 9 | |
| α-helix | 771-775 | 5 | |
| β-strand | 779-781 | 3 | 2 |
| β-strand | 786-790 | 5 | 2 |
| α-helix | 862-864 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 868-877 | 10 | 2 |
| β-strand | 882 | 1 | 1 |
| α-helix | 888-898 | 11 | |
| β-strand | 904-909 | 6 | 9 |
| β-strand | 915-920 | 6 | 9 |
| β-strand | 926-931 | 6 | 9 |
| α-helix | 941-953 | 13 | |
| α-helix | 958-986 | 29 | |
| β-strand | 989-993 | 5 | 9 |
| α-helix | 1009-1024 | 16 | |
| β-strand | 1026 | 1 | 10 |
| β-strand | 1043 | 1 | 10 |
| α-helix | 1047-1049 | 3 | |
| β-strand | 1058-1059 | 2 | 9 |
| β-strand | 1062-1065 | 4 | 9 |
| β-strand | 1083 | 1 | 11 |
| α-helix | 1091-1099 | 9 | |
| β-strand | 1103-1107 | 5 | 12 |
| β-strand | 1112-1118 | 7 | 12 |
| β-strand | 1126 | 1 | 11 |
| β-strand | 1135-1140 | 6 | 12 |
| β-strand | 1145-1147 | 3 | 13 |
| β-strand | 1153-1155 | 3 | 13 |
| β-strand | 1159-1165 | 7 | 14 |
| β-strand | 1168-1176 | 9 | 14 |
| α-helix | 1178-1188 | 11 | |
| α-helix | 1201-1204 | 4 | |
| α-helix | 1209-1223 | 15 | |
| β-strand | 1226-1228 | 3 | 15 |
| β-strand | 1235-1237 | 3 | 15 |
| β-strand | 1238 | 1 | 16 |
| β-strand | 1241 | 1 | 12 |
| β-strand | 1250 | 1 | 16 |
| α-helix | 1251-1253 | 3 | |
| α-helix | 1262-1283 | 22 | |
| α-helix | 1293-1294 | 2 | |
| α-helix | 1295-1305 | 11 |
| Molecule | Chains | Type | Length | Organism | UniProt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas12a | A | protein | 1311 | Acidaminococcus sp. BV3L6 | U2UMQ6 (AlphaFold model) |
| RNA (28-mer) | B | RNA | 48 | synthetic construct | |
| DNA (5'-d(p*cp*tp*tp*ap*tp*cp*ap*cp*tp*ap*ap*ap*ap*gp*ap*tp*cp*gp*gp*ap*ap*g)-3') | C | DNA | 56 | synthetic construct | |
| DNA (5'-d(p*cp*tp*tp*cp*cp*gp*ap*tp*cp*tp*tp*tp*tp*ap*gp*tp*gp*ap*tp*a)-3') | D | DNA | 56 | synthetic construct |
>8SFI_1 CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas12a (chains A) GAASMTQFEGFTNLYQVSKTLRFELIPQGKTLKHIQEQGFIEEDKARNDHYKELKPIIDR IYKTYADQCLQLVQLDWENLSAAIDSYRKEKTEETRNALIEEQATYRNAIHDYFIGRTDN LTDAINKRHAEIYKGLFKAELFNGKVLKQLGTVTTTEHENALLRSFDKFTTYFSGFYENR KNVFSAEDISTAIPHRIVQDNFPKFKENCHIFTRLITAVPSLREHFENVKKAIGIFVSTS IEEVFSFPFYNQLLTQTQIDLYNQLLGGISREAGTEKIKGLNEVLNLAIQKNDETAHIIA SLPHRFIPLFKQILSDRNTLSFILEEFKSDEEVIQSFCKYKTLLRNENVLETAEALFNEL NSIDLTHIFISHKKLETISSALCDHWDTLRNALYERRISELTGKITKSAKEKVQRSLKHE DINLQEIISAAGKELSEAFKQKTSEILSHAHAALDQPLPTTLKKQEEKEILKSQLDSLLG LYHLLDWFAVDESNEVDPEFSARLTGIKLEMEPSLSFYNKARNYATKKPYSVEKFKLNFQ MPTLASGWDVNKEKNNGAILFVKNGLYYLGIMPKQKGRYKALSFEPTEKTSEGFDKMYYD YFPDAAKMIPKCSTQLKAVTAHFQTHTTPILLSNNFIEPLEITKEIYDLNNPEKEPKKFQ TAYAKKTGDQKGYREALCKWIDFTRDFLSKYTKTTSIDLSSLRPSSQYKDLGEYYAELNP LLYHISFQRIAEKEIMDAVETGKLYLFQIYNKDFAKGHHGKPNLHTLYWTGLFSPENLAK TSIKLNGQAELFYRPKSRMKRMAHRLGEKMLNKKLKDQKTPIPDTLYQELYDYVNHRLSH DLSDEARALLPNVITKEVSHEIIKDRRFTSDKFFFHVPITLNYQAANSPSKFNQRVNAYL KEHPETPIIGIDRGERNLIYITVIDSTGKILEQRSLNTIQQFDYQKKLDNREKERVAARQ AWSVVGTIKDLKQGYLSQVIHEIVDLMIHYQAVVVLENLNFGFKSKRTGIAEKAVYQQFE KMLIDKLNCLVLKDYPAEKVGGVLNPYQLTDQFTSFAKMGTQSGFLFYVPAPYTSKIDPL TGFVDPFVWKTIKNHESRKHFLEGFDFLHYDVKTGDFILHFKMNRNLSFQRGLPGFMPAW DIVFEKNETQFDAKGTPFIAGKRIVPVIENHRFTGRYRDLYPANELIALLEEKGIVFRDG SNILPKLLENDDSHAIDTMVALIRSVLQMRNSNAATGEDYINSPVRDLNGVCFDSRFQNP EWPMDADANGAYHIALKGQLLLNHLKESKDLKLQNGISNQDWLAYIQELRN
>8SFI_2 RNA (28-MER) (chains B) UUUUUAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUGUGAUAAGUGGAAUGCCAUGUGGA
>8SFI_3 DNA (5'-D(P*CP*TP*TP*AP*TP*CP*AP*CP*TP*AP*AP*AP*AP*GP*AP*TP*CP*GP*GP*AP*AP*G)-3') (chains C) AGCACAGTAGCTACTCCAGTACCGTAAGGTCTTATCACTAAAAGATCGGAAGAGCG
>8SFI_4 DNA (5'-D(P*CP*TP*TP*CP*CP*GP*AP*TP*CP*TP*TP*TP*TP*AP*GP*TP*GP*AP*TP*A)-3') (chains D) CGCTCTTCCGATCTTTTAGTGATAAGACCTTACGGTACTGGAGTAGCTACTGTGCT
Cas12a domain flexibility guides R-loop formation and forces RuvC resetting. Strohkendl, I., Saha, A., Moy, C. et al. Mol Cell (2024) 84:2717-2731.e6. DOI 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.06.007 · PubMed
Other PDB entries of the same protein (UniProt U2UMQ6 (AlphaFold model), which also has an AlphaFold model), best resolution first:
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