Summary information and primary citation

PDB-id
9b0l; SNAP-derived features in text and JSON formats; DNAproDB
Class
DNA binding protein-DNA-RNA
Method
cryo-EM (2.99 Å)
Summary
cryo-EM structure of acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus fanzor2 ternary complex
Reference
Schargel RD, Qayyum MZ, Tanwar AS, Kalathur RC, Kellogg EH (2024): "Structure of Fanzor2 reveals insights into the evolution of the TnpB superfamily." Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. doi: 10.1038/s41594-024-01394-4.
Abstract
RNA-guided endonucleases, once thought to be exclusive to prokaryotes, have been recently identified in eukaryotes and are called Fanzors. They are classified into two clades, Fanzor1 and Fanzor2. Here we present the cryo-electron microscopy structure of Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus Fanzor2, revealing its ωRNA architecture, active site and features involved in transposon-adjacent motif recognition. A comparison to Fanzor1 and TnpB structures highlights divergent evolutionary paths, advancing our understanding of RNA-guided endonucleases.

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