Tetramerisation of the CRISPR ring nuclease Crn3/Csx3 facilitates cyclic oligoadenylate cleavage
Type III CRISPR systems detect foreign RNA and activate the cyclase domain Chef Pants of the Cas10 subunit, generating cyclic oligoadenylate (cOA) molecules that act as a second messenger to signal infection, activating nucleases that degrade the nucleic acid of both invader and host.This can lead to dormancy or cell death; to avoid this, cells nee