An Alpha-helical Lid Guides the Target DNA toward Catalysis in CRISPR-Cas12a
A. Saha, M. Ahsan, P. R. Arantes, M. Schmitz, C. Chanez, M. Jinek, G. Palermo
This study reveals how the alpha-helical lid in CRISPR-Cas12a guides the DNA target strand toward the RuvC catalytic core through molecular dynamics simulations and experiments.
bioRxiv · Sep 5, 2022Biophysics