Direct observation of DNA target searching and cleavage by CRISPR-Cas12a

Authors
Jeon, YongmoonChoi, You HeeJang, YunsuYu, JihyeonGoo, JiyoungLee, GyejunJeong, You KyeongLee, Seung HwanKim, In-SanKim, Jin-SooJeong, CherlhyunLee, SanghwaBae, Sangsu
Issue Date
2018-07
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Citation
Nature Communications, v.9
Abstract
Cas12a (also called Cpf1) is a representative type V-A CRISPR effector RNA-guided DNA endonuclease, which provides an alternative to type II CRISPR-Cas9 for genome editing. Previous studies have revealed that Cas12a has unique features distinct from Cas9, but the detailed mechanisms of target searching and DNA cleavage by Cas12a are still unclear. Here, we directly observe this entire process by using single-molecule fluorescence assays to study Cas12a from Acidaminococcus sp. (AsCas12a). We determine that AsCas12a ribonucleoproteins search for their on-target site by a one-dimensional diffusion along elongated DNA molecules and induce cleavage in the two DNA strands in a well-defined order, beginning with the non-target strand. Furthermore, the protospacer-adjacent motif (PAM) for AsCas12a makes only a limited contribution of DNA unwinding during R-loop formation and shows a negligible role in the process of DNA cleavage, in contrast to the Cas9 PAM.
Keywords
RNA-GUIDED ENDONUCLEASE; REAL-TIME OBSERVATION; CRISPR-CAS SYSTEM; R-LOOP FORMATION; STRUCTURAL BASIS; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE; MISMATCH REPAIR; HUMAN-CELLS; CPF1; COMPLEX; 유전자 가위; CRISPR; Cas12a; Cpf1; Single Molecule FRET; Single Molecule Tracking; Molecular Mechanism
ISSN
2041-1723
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/121211
DOI
10.1038/s41467-018-05245-x
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