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功能性RNA分裂推动了从转子体的类型V CRISPR-Cas系统的进化出现
Shuai Jin1, Zixu Zhu2, Yunjia Li2
1New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Center for Genome Editing, Laboratory of Advanced Breeding Technologies, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Cell
|September 30, 2025
概括
转子子编码的TnpB核酶演变成了CRISPR-Cas系统. 研究人员发现了使用分裂RNA导体的转子子-CRISPR中间体 (TranCs),揭示了转子如何产生CRISPR免疫力.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学
- 遗传学
- 微生物学
背景情况:
- 转位子编码的TnpB核酶是V型CRISPR-Cas12效应体的祖先.
- TnpB系统使用转子子衍生RNAs (reRNAs),而CRISPR系统使用CRISPRRNAs (crRNAs) 来定位DNA.
- 转体子活性与CRISPR免疫力之间的进化联系尚未完全理解.
研究的目的:
- 研究将转子子活性与CRISPR免疫连接在一起的分子机制.
- 从转子体中确定CRISPR-Cas系统进化的中间分子参与者.
主要方法:
- 转子子-CRISPR中间体 (TranCs) 的识别和表征
- 使用冷电子显微镜 (cryo-EM) 进行结构分析.
- 涉及工程RNA组件的功能测试.
主要成果:
- 来自IS605/IS607-TnpB谱系的tranCs被确定,使用crRNA和reRNA进行DNA分裂.
- LaTranC的冷EM结构与ISDra2 TnpB相似,但具有功能分裂的导向RNA (tracrRNA和crRNA).
- 在ISDra2 TnpB中进行RNA分裂,使其能够使用CRISPR阵列进行活动.
结论:
- 功能性RNA分裂是多种类型V CRISPR-Cas系统从转子体进化的关键分子事件.
- 在这个进化过渡过程中, TranCs 是重要的中间体.
- 这项研究阐明了基于转子子的核酶在适应性免疫系统中的化过程.
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