Interference by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) RNA is governed by a seed sequence.
Prokaryotic clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/Cas (CRISPR-associated sequences) systems provide adaptive immunity against viruses when a spacer sequence of small CRISPR RNA (crRNA) matches a protospacer sequence in the viral genome. Viruses that escape CRISPR/Cas resi...
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| author | Semenova, E Jore, M Datsenko, K Semenova, A Westra, E Wanner, B van der Oost, J Brouns, S Severinov, K |
| author_facet | Semenova, E Jore, M Datsenko, K Semenova, A Westra, E Wanner, B van der Oost, J Brouns, S Severinov, K |
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| description | Prokaryotic clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/Cas (CRISPR-associated sequences) systems provide adaptive immunity against viruses when a spacer sequence of small CRISPR RNA (crRNA) matches a protospacer sequence in the viral genome. Viruses that escape CRISPR/Cas resistance carry point mutations in protospacers, though not all protospacer mutations lead to escape. Here, we show that in the case of Escherichia coli subtype CRISPR/Cas system, the requirements for crRNA matching are strict only for a seven-nucleotide seed region of a protospacer immediately following the essential protospacer-adjacent motif. Mutations in the seed region abolish CRISPR/Cas mediated immunity by reducing the binding affinity of the crRNA-guided Cascade complex to protospacer DNA. We propose that the crRNA seed sequence plays a role in the initial scanning of invader DNA for a match, before base pairing of the full-length spacer occurs, which may enhance the protospacer locating efficiency of the E. coli Cascade complex. In agreement with this proposal, single or multiple mutations within the protospacer but outside the seed region do not lead to escape. The relaxed specificity of the CRISPR/Cas system limits escape possibilities and allows a single crRNA to effectively target numerous related viruses. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:16fd4970-cd45-4af8-a020-fba378c33ddd2022-03-26T10:34:32ZInterference by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) RNA is governed by a seed sequence.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:16fd4970-cd45-4af8-a020-fba378c33dddEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2011Semenova, EJore, MDatsenko, KSemenova, AWestra, EWanner, Bvan der Oost, JBrouns, SSeverinov, KProkaryotic clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/Cas (CRISPR-associated sequences) systems provide adaptive immunity against viruses when a spacer sequence of small CRISPR RNA (crRNA) matches a protospacer sequence in the viral genome. Viruses that escape CRISPR/Cas resistance carry point mutations in protospacers, though not all protospacer mutations lead to escape. Here, we show that in the case of Escherichia coli subtype CRISPR/Cas system, the requirements for crRNA matching are strict only for a seven-nucleotide seed region of a protospacer immediately following the essential protospacer-adjacent motif. Mutations in the seed region abolish CRISPR/Cas mediated immunity by reducing the binding affinity of the crRNA-guided Cascade complex to protospacer DNA. We propose that the crRNA seed sequence plays a role in the initial scanning of invader DNA for a match, before base pairing of the full-length spacer occurs, which may enhance the protospacer locating efficiency of the E. coli Cascade complex. In agreement with this proposal, single or multiple mutations within the protospacer but outside the seed region do not lead to escape. The relaxed specificity of the CRISPR/Cas system limits escape possibilities and allows a single crRNA to effectively target numerous related viruses. |
| spellingShingle | Semenova, E Jore, M Datsenko, K Semenova, A Westra, E Wanner, B van der Oost, J Brouns, S Severinov, K Interference by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) RNA is governed by a seed sequence. |
| title | Interference by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) RNA is governed by a seed sequence. |
| title_full | Interference by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) RNA is governed by a seed sequence. |
| title_fullStr | Interference by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) RNA is governed by a seed sequence. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interference by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) RNA is governed by a seed sequence. |
| title_short | Interference by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) RNA is governed by a seed sequence. |
| title_sort | interference by clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat crispr rna is governed by a seed sequence |
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