CRISPR-Cas Adaptation in Escherichia coli requires RecBCD helicase but not nuclease activity, is independent of homologous recombination, and is antagonised by 5’ ssDNA exonucleases

Prokaryotic adaptive immunity is established against mobile genetic elements (MGEs) by “naïve adaptation” when DNA fragments from a newly encountered MGE are integrated into CRISPR-Cas systems. In E. coli, DNA integration catalysed by Cas1-Cas2 integrase is well understood in mechanistic and stru...

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Main Authors: Killelea, Tom, Radovcic, Marin, Savitskaya, Ekaterina, Ivančić-Baće, Ivana, Bolt, Edward L.
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Published: Oxford Journals 2018
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author Killelea, Tom
Radovcic, Marin
Savitskaya, Ekaterina
Ivančić-Baće, Ivana
Bolt, Edward L.
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Radovcic, Marin
Savitskaya, Ekaterina
Ivančić-Baće, Ivana
Bolt, Edward L.
author_sort Killelea, Tom
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description Prokaryotic adaptive immunity is established against mobile genetic elements (MGEs) by “naïve adaptation” when DNA fragments from a newly encountered MGE are integrated into CRISPR-Cas systems. In E. coli, DNA integration catalysed by Cas1-Cas2 integrase is well understood in mechanistic and structural detail but much less is known about events prior to integration that generate DNA for capture by Cas1-Cas2. Naïve adaptation in E. coli is thought to depend on the DNA helicase-nuclease RecBCD for generating DNA fragments for capture by Cas1-Cas2. The genetics presented here show that naïve adaptation does not require RecBCD nuclease activity but that helicase activity may be important. RecA loading by RecBCD inhibits adaptation explaining previously observed adaptation phenotypes that implicated RecBCD nuclease activity. Genetic analysis of other E. coli nucleases and naïve adaptation revealed that 5’ ssDNA tailed DNA molecules promote new spacer acquisition. We show that purified E. coli Cas1-Cas2 complex binds to and nicks 5’ ssDNA tailed duplexes and propose that E. coli Cas1-Cas2 nuclease activity on such DNA structures supports naïve adaptation.
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spelling nottingham-534482019-02-04T11:40:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53448/ CRISPR-Cas Adaptation in Escherichia coli requires RecBCD helicase but not nuclease activity, is independent of homologous recombination, and is antagonised by 5’ ssDNA exonucleases Killelea, Tom Radovcic, Marin Savitskaya, Ekaterina Ivančić-Baće, Ivana Bolt, Edward L. Prokaryotic adaptive immunity is established against mobile genetic elements (MGEs) by “naïve adaptation” when DNA fragments from a newly encountered MGE are integrated into CRISPR-Cas systems. In E. coli, DNA integration catalysed by Cas1-Cas2 integrase is well understood in mechanistic and structural detail but much less is known about events prior to integration that generate DNA for capture by Cas1-Cas2. Naïve adaptation in E. coli is thought to depend on the DNA helicase-nuclease RecBCD for generating DNA fragments for capture by Cas1-Cas2. The genetics presented here show that naïve adaptation does not require RecBCD nuclease activity but that helicase activity may be important. RecA loading by RecBCD inhibits adaptation explaining previously observed adaptation phenotypes that implicated RecBCD nuclease activity. Genetic analysis of other E. coli nucleases and naïve adaptation revealed that 5’ ssDNA tailed DNA molecules promote new spacer acquisition. We show that purified E. coli Cas1-Cas2 complex binds to and nicks 5’ ssDNA tailed duplexes and propose that E. coli Cas1-Cas2 nuclease activity on such DNA structures supports naïve adaptation. Oxford Journals 2018-08-23 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53448/1/Full%20Final-Radovcic_Killelea%20et%20al.pdf Killelea, Tom, Radovcic, Marin, Savitskaya, Ekaterina, Ivančić-Baće, Ivana and Bolt, Edward L. (2018) CRISPR-Cas Adaptation in Escherichia coli requires RecBCD helicase but not nuclease activity, is independent of homologous recombination, and is antagonised by 5’ ssDNA exonucleases. Nucleic Acids Research . ISSN 0305-1048 (In Press)
spellingShingle Killelea, Tom
Radovcic, Marin
Savitskaya, Ekaterina
Ivančić-Baće, Ivana
Bolt, Edward L.
CRISPR-Cas Adaptation in Escherichia coli requires RecBCD helicase but not nuclease activity, is independent of homologous recombination, and is antagonised by 5’ ssDNA exonucleases
title CRISPR-Cas Adaptation in Escherichia coli requires RecBCD helicase but not nuclease activity, is independent of homologous recombination, and is antagonised by 5’ ssDNA exonucleases
title_full CRISPR-Cas Adaptation in Escherichia coli requires RecBCD helicase but not nuclease activity, is independent of homologous recombination, and is antagonised by 5’ ssDNA exonucleases
title_fullStr CRISPR-Cas Adaptation in Escherichia coli requires RecBCD helicase but not nuclease activity, is independent of homologous recombination, and is antagonised by 5’ ssDNA exonucleases
title_full_unstemmed CRISPR-Cas Adaptation in Escherichia coli requires RecBCD helicase but not nuclease activity, is independent of homologous recombination, and is antagonised by 5’ ssDNA exonucleases
title_short CRISPR-Cas Adaptation in Escherichia coli requires RecBCD helicase but not nuclease activity, is independent of homologous recombination, and is antagonised by 5’ ssDNA exonucleases
title_sort crispr-cas adaptation in escherichia coli requires recbcd helicase but not nuclease activity, is independent of homologous recombination, and is antagonised by 5’ ssdna exonucleases
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/53448/