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Reverse transcriptases prime DNA synthesis
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The discovery of reverse transcriptases (RTs) challenged the central dogma by establishing that genetic information can also flow from RNA to DNA. Although they act as DNA polymerases, RTs are distantly related to replicases that also possess de novo primase activity. Here we identify that CRISPR associated RTs (CARTs) directly prime DNA synthesis on both RNA and DNA. We demonstrate that RT-dependent priming is utilized by some CRISPR-Cas complexes to synthesise new spacers and integrate these into CRISPR arrays. Expanding our analyses, we show that primer synthesis activity is conserved in representatives of other major RT classes, including group II intron RT, telomerase and retroviruses. Together, these findings establish a conserved innate ability of RTs to catalyse de novo DNA primer synthesis, independently of accessory domains or alternative priming mechanisms, which likely plays important roles in a wide variety of biological pathways. Lay Summary Reverse transcriptases (RTs) are replicative enzymes that copy RNA into DNA and undertake roles, including viral replication, retrotransposition and telomere maintenance. The initiation of RT synthesis activities is usually dependent on the presence of a primer. The current dogma proposes that a variety of indirect, RT-independent, priming mechanisms instigate synthesis. However, this study establishes that CRISPR-associated RTs (CARTs) are capable of priming DNA synthesis from scratch, which enables the capture of foreign genetic material for storage in CRISPR arrays. The authors also report that other notable RT family members, including retrotransposon RTs, telomerase and retroviral RT are, surprisingly, able to directly catalyze primer synthesis. These findings significantly alter our understanding of priming mechanisms utilised by RTs in various biological pathways.
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GROUP-II INTRON
RETROTRANSPOSON TY3
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BACTERIAL
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