| Chapter title |
Cas3 Nuclease–Helicase Activity Assays
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 18 |
| Book title |
CRISPR
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| Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2015
|
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2687-9_18 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-2686-2, 978-1-4939-2687-9
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| Authors |
Tomas Sinkunas, Giedrius Gasiunas, Virginijus Siksnys |
| Editors |
Magnus Lundgren, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Peter C. Fineran |
| Abstract |
Cas3 is a signature protein of the type I CRISPR-Cas systems and typically contains HD phosphohydrolase and Superfamily 2 (SF2) helicase domains. In the type I CRISPR-Cas systems Cas3 functions as a slicer that provides foreign DNA degradation. Biochemical analysis indicate that Cas3 of the Streptococcus thermophilus DGCC7710 (St-Cas3) CRISPR4 system is a single-stranded DNA nuclease which also possesses a single-stranded DNA-stimulated ATPase activity, which is coupled to unwinding of DNA/DNA and RNA/DNA duplexes in 3' to 5' direction. The interplay between the nuclease and ATPase/helicase activities of St-Cas3 results in DNA degradation. Here, we describe assays for monitoring of St-Cas3 nuclease, ATPase and helicase activities in a stand-alone form and in the presence of the Cascade ribonucleoprotein complex. These assays can be easily adapted for biochemical analysis of Cas3 proteins from different microorganisms. |
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