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Title: | Temperature dependent in vitro binding and release of target DNA by Cas9 enzyme |
Authors: | David, Serene Rose Maheshwaram, Sumanth Kumar Shet, Divya Lakshminarayana, Mahesh B. Soni, G.V. |
Keywords: | biochemistry biophysics biological techniques |
Issue Date: | 9-Sep-2022 |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Citation: | Scientifc Reports, 2022, Vol. 12, p15243 |
Abstract: | The CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) system has proven to be a powerful technology for genome editing in a wide variety of in vivo and in vitro applications. CRISPR–Cas9, when loaded with the guide RNA, cleaves the DNA at the target position as recognized by the guide RNA sequence. For successful application of this technology, it is important to study the biophysical parameters affecting its function. Temperature dependence of the Cas9 binding as well as energetics of product release after cleavage has not been well reported in the literature. In this work, we study the binding properties of Cas9 enzyme to the sequence specific target DNA at a range of temperatures and, surprisingly, find that the Cas9 enzyme, in our study, can find and bind its target DNA with 90 ± 20% efficiency at temperatures as low as 4 °C. Further, we show that the cleaved DNA products remain bound to the Cas9 enzyme strongly and is released from the enzyme only at higher temperatures. Using the gel shift assays, we quantify the rate of Cas9 binding to target DNA to be 0.8 ± 0.2 min−1 at 37 °C. We also tested denaturant (SDS) dependent release of cleaved product which showed a similar release pattern with a dissociation constant of 0.23 ± 0.04 mM. Our results of heat and denaturant dependence on Cas9–DNA binding and release mechanics will provide valuable insights for developing temperature dependent applications of the CRISPR–Cas9 technology. |
Description: | Open Access |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2289/7993 |
ISSN: | 2045-2322 (Online) |
Alternative Location: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19485-x |
Copyright: | 2022 The Author(s) |
Appears in Collections: | Research Papers (SCM) |
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