Dynamic mechanisms of CRISPR interference by Escherichia coli CRISPR-Cas3
Kazuto Yoshimi, Kohei Takeshita, Noriyuki Kodera, Satomi Shibumura, Yuko Yamauchi, Mine Omatsu, Kenichi Umeda, Yayoi Kunihiro, Masaki Yamamoto, Tomoji Mashimo
This study elucidates the mechanism of CRISPR-Cas3-mediated DNA degradation in E. coli, showing how EcoCas3 cleaves ssDNA and degrades dsDNA through specific and non-specific interactions with EcoCascade.
Nature Communications · Aug 30, 2022Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology