8Y0B: FnCas12a

Crystal structure of FnCas12a in complex with pre-crRNA and 12nt target DNA. Determined by X-ray diffraction at 2.3 Å resolution. Released 1 Jan 2025.

Method
X-ray diffraction
Resolution
2.3 Å
Organism
Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida U112
Chains
4
Atoms
12,785
Mol. weight
182.68 kDa
Ligands
MG
Released
1 Jan 2025

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Secondary structure: helices and β-sheets

8Y0B contains 73 α-helices and 42 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.

Chain A: 73 helices, 42 β-strands

ElementResiduesLengthSheet
β-strand811
β-strand13-23112
α-helix27-337
α-helix36-6833
α-helix73-8614
α-helix92-11524
α-helix119-1213
α-helix134-1363
α-helix137-14711
α-helix162-1709
α-helix176-1794
α-helix180-19011
α-helix199-2013
α-helix202-2076
α-helix208-22417
α-helix231-2377
α-helix239-2424
β-strand243-24423
β-strand256-25723
α-helix258-2592
α-helix260-2634
α-helix266-2716
α-helix275-28612
β-strand28814
α-helix2961
β-strand29714
α-helix2981
α-helix300-31011
α-helix314-3196
α-helix320-3278
α-helix330-3323
α-helix345-36117
α-helix370-38213
β-strand392-39435
α-helix397-40610
α-helix412-4209
β-strand450-45235
α-helix453-46614
α-helix476-4838
α-helix485-4873
α-helix488-50619
α-helix513-5153
α-helix517-5193
α-helix520-54122
α-helix559-57214
α-helix575-58612
α-helix589-5913
β-strand596-59832
α-helix611-6133
β-strand619-62462
β-strand627-63372
α-helix635-6373
α-helix643-6486
β-strand650-661122
α-helix665-6739
α-helix679-6824
α-helix686-6949
α-helix702-7043
α-helix707-7126
α-helix714-73017
α-helix734-7374
α-helix741-7433
α-helix744-7463
α-helix750-76011
β-strand762-76982
α-helix771-7799
β-strand783-78972
α-helix791-7933
α-helix800-8023
α-helix803-81210
α-helix814-8174
β-strand822-82432
β-strand829-83352
β-strand84316
β-strand849-85027
β-strand860-86127
β-strand86716
α-helix871-8744
β-strand877-886102
α-helix896-90611
β-strand912-91768
β-strand925-92958
β-strand935-94068
β-strand94319
β-strand95219
α-helix953-96917
α-helix978-99922
β-strand1001-100668
α-helix1021-103616
β-strand103811
α-helix1051-10533
β-strand105511
α-helix1059-10613
β-strand1070-107128
β-strand1074-107748
α-helix1102-11109
β-strand1114-1118510
β-strand1123-1129710
α-helix1130-11323
β-strand1141-1145510
β-strand1150-1153411
β-strand1165-1168411
α-helix1170-117910
β-strand1190110
α-helix1192-11954
α-helix1201-121515
β-strand1218-1219212
β-strand1228-1229212
β-strand1230113
β-strand1233110
β-strand1242113
α-helix1243-12453
α-helix1254-127522
α-helix1281-12833
α-helix1288-129710

Molecules and chains

MoleculeChainsTypeLengthOrganismUniProt
RNA (53-mer)BRNA58Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida U112
DNA (5'-d(p*ap*ap*ap*tp*gp*ap*cp*tp*tp*cp*tp*cp*tp*ap*ap*ap*gp*gp*ap*cp*t)-3')CDNA21Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida U112
DNA (5'-d(p*ap*gp*tp*cp*cp*tp*tp*tp*ap*gp*ap*tp*a)-3')DDNA18Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida U112
CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas12aAprotein1300Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida U112A0Q7Q2 (AlphaFold model)
Sequence of entity 1 (B), FASTA
>8Y0B_1 RNA (53-MER) (chains B)
GGAAUUUCUACUGUUGUAGAUGAGAAGUCAUUUAAUAAGGCCGUCUAAGAACUUUAUC
Sequence of entity 2 (C), FASTA
>8Y0B_2 DNA (5'-D(P*AP*AP*AP*TP*GP*AP*CP*TP*TP*CP*TP*CP*TP*AP*AP*AP*GP*GP*AP*CP*T)-3') (chains C)
AAATGACTTCTCTAAAGGACT
Sequence of entity 3 (D), FASTA
>8Y0B_3 DNA (5'-D(P*AP*GP*TP*CP*CP*TP*TP*TP*AP*GP*AP*TP*A)-3') (chains D)
AGTCCTTTAGATAAAGTT
Sequence of entity 4 (A), FASTA
>8Y0B_4 CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas12a (chains A)
MSIYQEFVNKYSLSKTLRFELIPQGKTLENIKARGLILDDEKRAKDYKKAKQIIDKYHQF
FIEEILSSVCISEDLLQNYSDVYFKLKKSDDDNLQKDFKSAKDTIKKQISEYIKDSEKFK
NLFNQNLIDAKKGQESDLILWLKQSKDNGIELFKANSDITDIDEALEIIKSFKGWTTYFK
GFHENRKNVYSSNDIPTSIIYRIVDDNLPKFLENKAKYESLKDKAPEAINYEQIKKDLAE
ELTFDIDYKTSEVNQRVFSLDEVFEIANFNNYLNQSGITKFNTIIGGKFVNGENTKRKGI
NEYINLYSQQINDKTLKKYKMSVLFKQILSDTESKSFVIDKLEDDSDVVTTMQSFYEQIA
AFKTVEEKSIKETLSLLFDDLKAQKLDLSKIYFKNDKSLTDLSQQVFDDYSVIGTAVLEY
ITQQIAPKNLDNPSKKEQELIAKKTEKAKYLSLETIKLALEEFNKHRDIDKQCRFEEILA
NFAAIPMIFDEIAQNKDNLAQISIKYQNQGKKDLLQASAEDDVKAIKDLLDQTNNLLHKL
KIFHISQSEDKANILDKDEHFYLVFEECYFELANIVPLYNKIRNYITQKPYSDEKFKLNF
ENSTLANGWDKNKEPDNTAILFIKDDKYYLGVMNKKNNKIFDDKAIKENKGEGYKKIVYK
LLPGANKMLPKVFFSAKSIKFYNPSEDILRIRNHSTHTKNGSPQKGYEKFEFNIEDCRKF
IDFYKQSISKHPEWKDFGFRFSDTQRYNSIDEFYREVENQGYKLTFENISESYIDSVVNQ
GKLYLFQIYNKDFSAYSKGRPNLHTLYWKALFDERNLQDVVYKLNGEAELFYRKQSIPKK
ITHPAKEAIANKNKDNPKKESVFEYDLIKDKRFTEDKFFFHCPITINFKSSGANKFNDEI
NLLLKEKANDVHILSIDRGERHLAYYTLVDGKGNIIKQDTFNIIGNDRMKTNYHDKLAAI
EKDRDSARKDWKKINNIKEMKEGYLSQVVHEIAKLVIEYNAIVVFADLNFGFKRGRFKVE
KQVYQKLEKMLIEKLNYLVFKDNEFDKTGGVLRAYQLTAPFETFKKMGKQTGIIYYVPAG
FTSKICPVTGFVNQLYPKYESVSKSQEFFSKFDKICYNLDKGYFEFSFDYKNFGDKAAKG
KWTIASFGSRLINFRNSDKNHNWDTREVYPTKELEKLLKDYSIEYGHGECIKAAICGESD
KKFFAKLTSVLNTILQMRNSKTGTELDYLISPVADVNGNFFDSRQAPKNMPQDADANGAY
HIGLKGLMLLGRIKNNQEGKKLNLVIKNEEYFEFVQNRNN

Ligands and cofactors

IDNameFormulaCopies
MGMagnesium ionMg2

Primary citation

DNA target binding-induced pre-crRNA processing in type II and V CRISPR-Cas systems. Chen, J., Lin, X., Xiang, W. et al. Nucleic Acids Res (2025) 53. DOI 10.1093/nar/gkae1241 · 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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