CRISPR/Cas system-associated protein Cas3; Distinct Cas3 family with HD domain fused to C-termus of Helicase domain
CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) and associated Cas proteins comprise a system for heritable host defense by prokaryotic cells against phage and other foreign DNA; DNA helicase Cas3; This protein includes both DEAH and HD motifs; signature gene for Type I