Lab on a Chip,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(5), P. 938 - 963
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
We
review
recent
advances
in
CRISPR-based
nucleic
acid
detection
using
microfluidic
devices
and
discuss
the
capabilities,
limitations,
potential
of
this
emerging
technology.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
34(1)
Published: Oct. 8, 2021
Abstract
The
ever‐growing
global
threats
to
human
life
caused
by
the
acute
respiratory
virus
(RV)
infections
have
cost
billions
of
lives,
created
a
significant
economic
burden,
and
shaped
society
for
centuries.
timely
response
emerging
RVs
could
save
lives
reduce
medical
care
burden.
development
RV
detection
technologies
is
essential
potentially
preventing
pandemic
epidemics.
However,
commonly
used
lack
sensitivity,
specificity,
speed,
thus
often
failing
provide
rapid
turnaround
times.
To
address
this
problem,
new
are
devised
performance
inadequacies
traditional
methods.
These
offer
improvements
in
convenience,
flexibility,
portability
point‐of‐care
test
(POCT).
Herein,
recent
developments
POCT
comprehensively
reviewed
eight
typical
viruses.
This
review
discusses
challenges
opportunities
various
recognition
strategies
these
according
their
principles,
including
nucleic
acid
amplification,
optical
POCT,
electrochemistry,
lateral
flow
assays,
microfluidics,
enzyme‐linked
immunosorbent
microarrays.
importance
limits
detection,
throughput,
portability,
specificity
when
testing
clinical
samples
resource‐limited
settings
emphasized.
Finally,
evaluation
commercial
kits
both
diagnosis
clinical‐oriented
practices
included.
Analytical Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
94(23), P. 8277 - 8284
Published: May 30, 2022
CRISPR/Cas12,
a
highly
efficient
and
specific
nucleic
acid
recognition
system,
has
been
broadly
employed
to
detect
amplified
DNA
products.
However,
most
reported
methods
adopt
two-step
detection
mode
that
needs
liquid
transfer
step,
thus
complicating
the
procedure
posing
risk
of
aerosol
contamination.
A
one-pot
method
can
obviate
these
problems,
but
it
suffers
from
poor
efficiency
due
loss
amplification
templates
elicited
by
CRISPR/Cas12
cleavage.
In
this
study,
we
discovered
glycerol
additive
dramatically
promoted
recombinase
polymerase
(RPA)-CRISPR/Cas12a
method.
Compared
with
glycerol-free
version,
its
sensitivity
was
nearly
100-fold
higher
close
canonical
Further
investigation
displayed
enhanced
attributed
phase
separation
RPA
CRISPR/Cas12a
system
during
initial
reaction
caused
viscosity.
This
triumphantly
harnessed
for
African
swine
fever
virus
(ASFV)
SARS-CoV-2,
achieving
naked-eye
readout
through
smartphone-equipped
device.
The
currently
developed
glycerol-enhanced
RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a
be
an
advantageous
point-of-care
platform
on
account
simplicity,
high
sensitivity,
universality.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(17)
Published: Jan. 30, 2023
Abstract
Polymerase
chain
reaction
(PCR)‐based
nucleic
acid
testing
has
played
a
critical
role
in
disease
diagnostics,
pathogen
surveillance,
and
many
more.
However,
this
method
requires
long
turnaround
time,
expensive
equipment,
trained
personnel,
limiting
its
widespread
availability
diagnostic
capacity.
On
the
other
hand,
clustered
regularly
interspaced
short
palindromic
repeats
(CRISPR)
technology
recently
demonstrated
capability
for
detection
with
high
sensitivity
specificity.
CRISPR‐mediated
biosensing
holds
great
promise
revolutionizing
procedures
developing
point‐of‐care
diagnostics.
This
review
focuses
on
recent
developments
both
fundamental
CRISPR
biochemistry
CRISPR‐based
techniques.
Four
ongoing
research
hotspots
molecular
diagnostics‐target
preamplification‐free
detection,
microRNA
(miRNA)
testing,
non‐nucleic‐acid
SARS‐CoV‐2
detection‐are
also
covered.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Sept. 5, 2023
Abstract
Cas12a,
a
CRISPR-associated
protein
complex,
has
an
inherent
ability
to
cleave
DNA
substrates
and
is
utilized
in
diagnostic
tools
identify
molecules.
We
demonstrate
that
multiple
orthologs
of
Cas12a
activate
trans-cleavage
the
presence
split
activators.
Specifically,
PAM-distal
region
crRNA
recognizes
RNA
targets
provided
PAM-proximal
seed
target.
Our
method,
Split
Activator
for
Highly
Accessible
Analysis
(SAHARA),
detects
picomolar
concentrations
without
sample
amplification,
reverse-transcription,
or
strand-displacement
by
simply
supplying
short
sequence
complementary
region.
Beyond
detection,
SAHARA
outperforms
wild-type
CRISPR-Cas12a
specificity
towards
point-mutations
can
detect
pooled
crRNA/Cas12a
arrays
via
distinct
DNAs.
In
conclusion,
simple,
yet
powerful
nucleic
acid
detection
platform
based
on
be
applied
multiplexed
fashion
potentially
expanded
other
CRISPR-Cas
enzymes.
Analytical Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
94(27), P. 9826 - 9834
Published: June 27, 2022
Interest
in
CRISPR-Cas12
and
CRISPR-Cas13
detection
continues
to
increase
as
these
schemes
enable
the
specific
recognition
of
nucleic
acids.
The
fundamental
sensitivity
limits
(and
their
applicability
amplification-free
assays)
are
governed
by
kinetic
rates.
However,
rates
remain
poorly
understood,
reporting
has
been
inconsistent.
We
quantify
parameters
for
several
enzymes
(LbCas12a,
AsCas12a,
AapCas12b,
LwaCas13a,
LbuCas13a)
corresponding
(LoD).
Collectively,
we
present
quantification
enzyme
kinetics
14
guide
RNAs
(gRNAs)
acid
targets
a
total
50
sets
rate
25
LoDs.
validate
self-consistency
our
measurements
comparing
trends
limiting
behaviors
with
Michaelis–Menten
trans-cleavage
reaction
model.
For
assay
conditions,
activated
Cas12
Cas13
exhibit
catalytic
efficiencies
between
order
105
106
M–1
s–1.
assays
that
use
fluorescent
reporter
molecules
(ssDNA
ssRNA)
target
detection,
at
current
conditions
result
an
LoD
picomolar
range.
results
suggest
successful
requires
cleavage
(by
CRISPR
enzyme)
least
0.1%
molecules.
This
fraction
reporters
cleaved
is
required
differentiate
signal
from
background,
hypothesize
this
largely
independent
method
(e.g.,
endpoint
vs
velocity)
detector
sensitivity.
Our
demonstrate
nature
which
background
limit
LoDs
thus
highlight
areas
improvement
emerging
field
diagnostics.
Journal of Nanobiotechnology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
21(1)
Published: May 6, 2023
Abstract
Surface-Enhanced
Raman
Scattering
(SERS)
technology,
as
a
powerful
tool
to
identify
molecular
species
by
collecting
spectral
signals
at
the
single-molecule
level,
has
achieved
substantial
progresses
in
fields
of
environmental
science,
medical
diagnosis,
food
safety,
and
biological
analysis.
As
deepening
research
is
delved
into
SERS
sensing,
more
high-performance
or
multifunctional
substrate
materials
emerge,
which
are
expected
push
sensing
application
fields.
Especially
field
analysis,
intrinsic
extrinsic
schemes
have
been
widely
used
explored
due
their
fast,
sensitive
reliable
advantages.
Herein,
recent
developments
substrates
applications
biomolecular
detection
(SARS-CoV-2
virus,
tumor
etc.),
imaging
pesticide
summarized.
The
concepts
(including
its
basic
theory
mechanism)
important
strategies
(extending
from
nanomaterials
with
tunable
shapes
nanostructures
surface
bio-functionalization
modifying
affinity
groups
specific
biomolecules)
for
improving
biosensing
performance
comprehensively
discussed.
For
data
analysis
identification,
machine
learning
methods
software
acquisition
sources
diagnosing
discussed
detail.
In
conclusion,
challenges
perspectives
future
presented.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(12)
Published: Jan. 22, 2022
Abstract
Desirable
biosensing
assays
need
to
be
sensitive,
specific,
cost‐effective,
instrument‐free,
and
versatile.
Herein
we
report
a
new
strategy
termed
CLIPON
(
C
RISPR
L
arge
DNA
assembly
I
nduced
P
regnancy
strips
for
signal‐
ON
detection)
that
can
deliver
these
traits.
integrates
commercial
pregnancy
test
strip
(PTS)
with
four
biological
elements:
the
human
chorionic
gonadotropin
(hCG),
CRISPR‐Cas12a,
crRNA
c
auliflower‐like
l
arge‐sized
D
NA
assemblies
(CLD).
uses
Cas12a/crRNA
complex
both
recognize
target
of
interest
release
CLD‐bound
hCG
so
presence
translate
into
colorimetric
signal
on
PTS.
We
demonstrate
versatility
through
sensitive
specific
detection
HPV
genomic
DNA,
SARS‐CoV‐2
RNA
adenosine.
also
engineer
cell
phone
app
hand‐held
microchip
achieve
quantification.
represents
an
attractive
option
point‐of‐care
diagnostics.