Structural and biochemical characterization of in vivo assembled Lactococcus lactis CRISPR-Csm complex

This study presents Cryo-EM structures of the Lactococcus lactis Type III-A CRISPR-Cas effector complex in three functional states, including bound forms with cognate and non-cognate target RNA. The results suggest changing protein dynamics during effector complex activation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sagar Sridhara, Jay Rai, Charlisa Whyms, Hemant Goswami, Huan He, Walter Woodside, Michael P. Terns, Hong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03187-1