{"volume":15,"quality_controlled":"1","intvolume":" 15","citation":{"chicago":"Schwartz, Evan A., Jack Peter Kelly Bravo, Mohd Ahsan, Luis A. Macias, Caitlyn L. McCafferty, Tyler L. Dangerfield, Jada N. Walker, et al. “RNA Targeting and Cleavage by the Type III-Dv CRISPR Effector Complex.” Nature Communications. Springer Nature, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47506-y.","short":"E.A. Schwartz, J.P.K. Bravo, M. Ahsan, L.A. Macias, C.L. McCafferty, T.L. Dangerfield, J.N. Walker, J.S. Brodbelt, G. Palermo, P.C. Fineran, R.D. Fagerlund, D.W. Taylor, Nature Communications 15 (2024).","ista":"Schwartz EA, Bravo JPK, Ahsan M, Macias LA, McCafferty CL, Dangerfield TL, Walker JN, Brodbelt JS, Palermo G, Fineran PC, Fagerlund RD, Taylor DW. 2024. RNA targeting and cleavage by the type III-Dv CRISPR effector complex. Nature Communications. 15, 3324.","mla":"Schwartz, Evan A., et al. “RNA Targeting and Cleavage by the Type III-Dv CRISPR Effector Complex.” Nature Communications, vol. 15, 3324, Springer Nature, 2024, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47506-y.","apa":"Schwartz, E. A., Bravo, J. P. K., Ahsan, M., Macias, L. A., McCafferty, C. L., Dangerfield, T. L., … Taylor, D. W. (2024). RNA targeting and cleavage by the type III-Dv CRISPR effector complex. Nature Communications. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47506-y","ieee":"E. A. Schwartz et al., “RNA targeting and cleavage by the type III-Dv CRISPR effector complex,” Nature Communications, vol. 15. Springer Nature, 2024.","ama":"Schwartz EA, Bravo JPK, Ahsan M, et al. RNA targeting and cleavage by the type III-Dv CRISPR effector complex. Nature Communications. 2024;15. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47506-y"},"author":[{"first_name":"Evan A.","last_name":"Schwartz","full_name":"Schwartz, Evan A."},{"last_name":"Bravo","first_name":"Jack Peter Kelly","id":"96aecfa5-8931-11ee-af30-aa6a5d6eee0e","orcid":"0000-0003-0456-0753","full_name":"Bravo, Jack Peter Kelly"},{"full_name":"Ahsan, Mohd","first_name":"Mohd","last_name":"Ahsan"},{"first_name":"Luis A.","last_name":"Macias","full_name":"Macias, Luis A."},{"full_name":"McCafferty, Caitlyn L.","first_name":"Caitlyn L.","last_name":"McCafferty"},{"full_name":"Dangerfield, Tyler L.","first_name":"Tyler L.","last_name":"Dangerfield"},{"last_name":"Walker","first_name":"Jada N.","full_name":"Walker, Jada N."},{"full_name":"Brodbelt, Jennifer S.","first_name":"Jennifer S.","last_name":"Brodbelt"},{"full_name":"Palermo, Giulia","last_name":"Palermo","first_name":"Giulia"},{"first_name":"Peter C.","last_name":"Fineran","full_name":"Fineran, Peter C."},{"last_name":"Fagerlund","first_name":"Robert D.","full_name":"Fagerlund, Robert D."},{"first_name":"David W.","last_name":"Taylor","full_name":"Taylor, David W."}],"publication_status":"published","date_created":"2024-06-04T06:43:02Z","status":"public","date_updated":"2024-06-04T07:05:26Z","month":"04","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","publication_identifier":{"issn":["2041-1723"]},"scopus_import":"1","type":"journal_article","_id":"17114","article_processing_charge":"Yes","oa_version":"Published Version","external_id":{"pmid":["38637512"]},"abstract":[{"text":"CRISPR-Cas are adaptive immune systems in bacteria and archaea that utilize CRISPR RNA-guided surveillance complexes to target complementary RNA or DNA for destruction1–5. Target RNA cleavage at regular intervals is characteristic of type III effector complexes6–8. Here, we determine the structures of the Synechocystis type III-Dv complex, an apparent evolutionary intermediate from multi-protein to single-protein type III effectors9,10, in pre- and post-cleavage states. The structures show how multi-subunit fusion proteins in the effector are tethered together in an unusual arrangement to assemble into an active and programmable RNA endonuclease and how the effector utilizes a distinct mechanism for target RNA seeding from other type III effectors. Using structural, biochemical, and quantum/classical molecular dynamics simulation, we study the structure and dynamics of the three catalytic sites, where a 2′-OH of the ribose on the target RNA acts as a nucleophile for in line self-cleavage of the upstream scissile phosphate. Strikingly, the arrangement at the catalytic residues of most type III complexes resembles the active site of ribozymes, including the hammerhead, pistol, and Varkud satellite ribozymes. Our work provides detailed molecular insight into the mechanisms of RNA targeting and cleavage by an important intermediate in the evolution of type III effector complexes.","lang":"eng"}],"publisher":"Springer Nature","article_number":"3324","year":"2024","date_published":"2024-04-18T00:00:00Z","pmid":1,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"title":"RNA targeting and cleavage by the type III-Dv CRISPR effector complex","article_type":"original","doi":"10.1038/s41467-024-47506-y","extern":"1","publication":"Nature Communications","oa":1,"day":"18","main_file_link":[{"open_access":"1","url":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47506-y"}]}