CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas9
Staphylococcus aureus
State in the Current Structure
| Assembly | Oligomeric State | Construct | Mutations and Modifications | Ligands, Ions and Associated Components | Method and Experimental Conditions | Structure Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Protein–RNA Heteromer Protein × 2 RNA 1 PDB declaration: trimeric(3) Consistent with all polymer counts | Chain A; UniProt 1–1053 | Not recorded | sgRNA (98-MER) × 1 AcrIIA14 × 1 | X-RAY DIFFRACTION X-ray crystallization conditions:VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP;289.15 K;PEG 3350, EG, Bicine | Resolution 4.21 Å R-free 0.307 |
Other States of the Same Protein in the Database
Each row is a biological assembly of the same UniProt protein in another PDB entry. The “Difference from current entry” column identifies evidence-level differences; no tag means the currently parsed fields agree.
| Other PDB | Difference from Current Entry 7ENR | Assembly / Oligomeric State | Construct | Mutations and Modifications | Ligands, Ions and Non-polymers | Method and Experimental Conditions | Structure Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5AXW Crystal structure of Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 in complex with sgRNA and target DNA (TTGGGT PAM) Deposited 2015-08-01 | Different mutation/modification Different oligomeric state Different ligand/ion Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Other combination Monomer;Protein × 1 PDB declaration: tetrameric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Mutation:N580A/C946A | NA SODIUM ION × 4 PO4 PHOSPHATE ION × 1 EDO 1,2-ETHANEDIOL × 2 |
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
X-ray crystallization conditions
VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP;293 K;PEG4000, NaCl, Na2HPO4, NaN3
|
Resolution 2.70 Å R-free 0.230 |
| 5CZZ Crystal structure of Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 in complex with sgRNA and target DNA (TTGAAT PAM) Deposited 2015-08-01 | Different mutation/modification Different oligomeric state Different ligand/ion Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Other combination Monomer;Protein × 1 PDB declaration: tetrameric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Mutation:N580A/C946A | NA SODIUM ION × 5 PO4 PHOSPHATE ION × 1 EDO 1,2-ETHANEDIOL × 2 |
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
X-ray crystallization conditions
VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP;293 K;PEG4000, NaCl, Na2HPO4, NaN3
|
Resolution 2.60 Å R-free 0.241 |
| 7EL1 Structure of a protein from bacteria Deposited 2021-04-07 | Different mutation/modification Different oligomeric state Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Other combination Heteromer;Protein × 2 PDB declaration: pentameric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Mutation:N580A, C946A | No recorded non-water small molecule |
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
X-ray crystallization conditions
VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP;293 K;1.0M sodium citrate dihydrate,
0.3M imidazol-Hcl (pH 10.0),
0.02M sodium malonate (pH 7.0)
|
Resolution 2.22 Å R-free 0.242 |
| 7ENH Crystal structure of cas and anti-cas protein complex Deposited 2021-04-17 | Different construct Different oligomeric state Different ligand/ion Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Protein heterocomplex Heteromer;Protein × 2 PDB declaration: dimeric |
Chain A
481–646(166 aa)
Fragment:HNH domain
|
Not recorded | NI NICKEL (II) ION × 11 |
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
X-ray crystallization conditions
VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP;289.15 K;PEG 3350, sodium iodide
|
Resolution 2.10 Å R-free 0.208 |
| 7ENI Crystal structure of cas and anti-cas protein complex Deposited 2021-04-17 | Different ligand/ion Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Protein–RNA Heteromer;Protein × 2 PDB declaration: trimeric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Not recorded | PO4 PHOSPHATE ION × 9 |
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
X-ray crystallization conditions
VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP;289.15 K;Tris, Ammonium phosphate dibasic
|
Resolution 2.63 Å R-free 0.237 |
| 7VW3 Cryo-EM structure of SaCas9-sgRNA-DNA ternary complex Deposited 2021-11-09 | Different construct Different mutation/modification Different oligomeric state Different ligand/ion Different experimental method Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Other combination Monomer;Protein × 1 PDB declaration: tetrameric |
Chain A
2–1053(1052 aa)
|
Mutation:D10A N580A | MG MAGNESIUM ION × 3 |
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
cryo-EM buffer
pH 7.5;20mM Tris-Cl (pH 7.5), 100mM KCl, 5mM MgCl2, 1mM DTT
cryo-EM vitrification conditions
Cryogen ETHANE
|
Resolution 3.80 Å |
| 8JFT Cryo-EM structure of SaCas9-AcrIIA15 CTD-sgRNA complex Deposited 2023-05-18 | Different experimental method Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Protein–RNA Heteromer;Protein × 2 PDB declaration: trimeric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Not recorded | No recorded non-water small molecule |
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
cryo-EM buffer
pH 7.5
cryo-EM vitrification conditions
Cryogen ETHANE
|
Resolution 3.31 Å |
| 8JG9 Cryo-EM structure of the SaCas9-sgRNA-AcrIIA15-promoter DNA dimer Deposited 2023-05-20 | Different construct Different mutation/modification Different oligomeric state Different experimental method Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Other combination Heteromer;Protein × 4 PDB declaration: octameric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
Chain D
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Not recorded | No recorded non-water small molecule |
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
cryo-EM buffer
pH 7.5
cryo-EM vitrification conditions
Cryogen ETHANE
|
Resolution 3.82 Å |
| 8Y0D Crystal structure of SauCas9 in complex with sgRNA and 20nt ssDNA target Deposited 2024-01-22 | Different oligomeric state Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Other combination Monomer;Protein × 1 PDB declaration: trimeric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Not recorded | No recorded non-water small molecule |
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
X-ray crystallization conditions
VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP;289 K;0.2 M Sodium chloride, 0.1 M Sodium HEPES, pH 7.0, 11% PEG 8000
|
Resolution 3.92 Å R-free 0.318 |
| 8ZCY Cryo-EM structure of eSaCas9_NNG-guide RNA-target DNA complex in an interrogation state Deposited 2024-04-30 | Different oligomeric state Different experimental method Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Other combination Monomer;Protein × 1 PDB declaration: tetrameric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Not recorded | No recorded non-water small molecule |
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
cryo-EM buffer
pH 7.6
cryo-EM vitrification conditions
Cryogen ETHANE
|
Resolution 3.17 Å |
| 8ZCZ Cryo-EM structure of eSaCas9_NNG-guide RNA-target DNA complex in an intermediate state Deposited 2024-04-30 | Different oligomeric state Different experimental method Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Other combination Monomer;Protein × 1 PDB declaration: tetrameric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Not recorded | No recorded non-water small molecule |
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
cryo-EM buffer
pH 7.6
cryo-EM vitrification conditions
Cryogen ETHANE
|
Resolution 2.90 Å |
| 8ZD0 Cryo-EM structure of eSaCas9_NNG-guide RNA-target DNA complex in a translocation state Deposited 2024-04-30 | Different oligomeric state Different ligand/ion Different experimental method Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Other combination Monomer;Protein × 1 PDB declaration: tetrameric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Not recorded | MG MAGNESIUM ION × 1 |
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
cryo-EM buffer
pH 7.6
cryo-EM vitrification conditions
Cryogen ETHANE
|
Resolution 2.76 Å |
| 8ZDA Cryo-EM structure of eSaCas9_NNG-guide RNA-target DNA complex in a catalytically active state Deposited 2024-05-01 | Different oligomeric state Different ligand/ion Different experimental method Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Other combination Monomer;Protein × 1 PDB declaration: pentameric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Not recorded | MG MAGNESIUM ION × 3 |
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
cryo-EM buffer
pH 7.6
cryo-EM vitrification conditions
Cryogen ETHANE
|
Resolution 3.14 Å |
| 9MB6 Cryo-EM structure of wild-type SaCas9-guide RNA-mismatched target DNA complex Deposited 2025-03-15 | Different oligomeric state Different experimental method Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Insufficient information Monomer;Protein × 1 PDB declaration: tetrameric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Not recorded | No recorded non-water small molecule |
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
cryo-EM buffer
pH 7.6
cryo-EM vitrification conditions
Cryogen ETHANE
|
Resolution 3.01 Å |
| 9MB7 Cryo-EM structure of eSaCas9-NNG-guide RNA-mismatched target DNA complex Deposited 2025-03-15 | Different oligomeric state Different ligand/ion Different experimental method Different experimental conditions Different structure-quality metrics | Assembly 1 Insufficient information Monomer;Protein × 1 PDB declaration: tetrameric |
Chain A
1–1053(1053 aa)
|
Not recorded | MG MAGNESIUM ION × 1 |
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
cryo-EM buffer
pH 7.6
cryo-EM vitrification conditions
Cryogen ETHANE
|
Resolution 2.88 Å |
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View Construct and Data Evidence
| UniProt name | CAS9_STAAU |
| Isoform | — |
| PDB entities | 1 |
| Chains and sequence ranges | Author chain A; PDBConstruct 1–1053; UniProt 1–1053 |