Instruct: Identify the main category of Biorxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Reversible regulation of Cas12a activities by AcrVA5-mediated acetylation and CobB-mediated deacetylation The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR associated (Cas) system protects bacteria and archaea from the invasion of foreign genetic elements. To cope with the host CRISPR systems, phages have evolved many strategies, including the anti-CRISPR (Acr) proteins, to inactivate the Cas nucleases. Recently, it has been reported that the type V-A Cas12a effector can be acetylated and inactivated by AcrVA5, which is a GNAT-family acetyltransferase. However, it is unclear whether the host has any coping strategies to reactivate the defense system. Here we show that the AcrVA5-acetylated Cas12a can be deacetylated by bacterial deacetylase CobB, reactivating Cas12a for both in vitro cleavage of target DNA sequences and in vivo protection of the host from invasion of foreign nucleic acids. Therefore, this study not only shows the reversible regulation of Cas12a activities by post-translational modification but also reveals CobB as a secondary safeguard to bacterial CRISPR defense systems. In addition, we demonstrate that AcrVA5 is a wide-spectrum acetyltransferase, acetylating a large number of target proteins besides Cas12a, and the AcrVA5-acetylated targets can also be deacetylated by CobB.
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The categories of this paper are: developmental
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