Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
117(41), P. 25722 - 25731
Published: Sept. 21, 2020
Significance
Detection
of
submicroscopic
malaria
in
asymptomatic
individuals
is
needed
for
eradication
and
remains
a
diagnostic
gap
resource-limited
settings.
Nonfalciparum
clinical
diagnostics
are
second
gap,
as
these
infections
have
low
parasite
density
commonly
undetected.
We
describe
an
integrated,
60-min,
ultrasensitive
specific
CRISPR-based
the
four
major
pathogenic
Plasmodium
species
that
can
fill
gaps.
Using
SHERLOCK
(specific
high-sensitivity
enzymatic
reporter
unlocking)
platform,
we
designed
assays
with
limits
detection
below
recommended
by
World
Health
Organization.
These
simplified
sample
preparation
method:
rapid
extraction
protocol,
which
eliminates
complicated
nucleic
acid
steps.
Our
work
further
translates
platform
into
field-deployable
diagnostic.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
14(4), P. 3822 - 3835
Published: March 30, 2020
COVID-19
has
spread
globally
since
its
discovery
in
Hubei
province,
China
December
2019.
A
combination
of
computed
tomography
imaging,
whole
genome
sequencing,
and
electron
microscopy
were
initially
used
to
screen
identify
SARS-CoV-2,
the
viral
etiology
COVID-19.
The
aim
this
review
article
is
inform
audience
diagnostic
surveillance
technologies
for
SARS-CoV-2
their
performance
characteristics.
We
describe
point-of-care
diagnostics
that
are
on
horizon
encourage
academics
advance
beyond
conception.
Developing
plug-and-play
manage
outbreak
would
be
useful
preventing
future
epidemics.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 3593 - 3611
Published: Feb. 19, 2021
Lateral
flow
assays
(LFAs)
are
paper-based
point-of-care
(POC)
diagnostic
tools
that
widely
used
because
of
their
low
cost,
ease
use,
and
rapid
format.
Unfortunately,
traditional
commercial
LFAs
have
significantly
poorer
sensitivities
(μM)
specificities
than
standard
laboratory
tests
(enzyme-linked
immunosorbent
assay,
ELISA:
pM-fM;
polymerase
chain
reaction,
PCR:
aM),
thus
limiting
impact
in
disease
control.
In
this
Perspective,
we
review
the
evolving
efforts
to
increase
sensitivity
specificity
LFAs.
Recent
work
improve
through
assay
improvement
includes
optimization
kinetics
signal
amplification
by
either
reader
systems
or
additional
reagents.
Together,
these
produced
with
ELISA-level
(pM-fM).
addition,
sample
preamplification
can
be
applied
both
nucleic
acids
(direct
amplification)
other
analytes
(indirect
prior
LFA
testing,
which
lead
PCR-level
(aM)
sensitivity.
However,
strategies
also
detection
time
complexity,
inhibits
large-scale
POC
use
Perspectives
achieve
future
(<30
min),
ultrasensitive
(PCR-level),
"sample-to-answer"
diagnostics
provided.
case
specificity,
recent
research
focused
on
high-affinity
molecules
reduce
nonspecific
binding.
Furthermore,
novel
highly
specific
molecules,
such
as
CRISPR/Cas
systems,
integrated
into
diagnosis
produce
not
only
but
diagnostics.
summary,
continuing
improvements,
may
soon
offer
performance
at
is
competitive
techniques
while
retaining
a
ACS Synthetic Biology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
9(6), P. 1226 - 1233
Published: March 11, 2020
For
infectious
diseases,
rapid
and
accurate
identification
of
the
pathogen
is
critical
for
effective
management
treatment,
but
diagnosis
remains
challenging,
particularly
in
resource-limited
areas.
Methods
that
accurately
detect
nucleic
acids
can
provide
robust,
accurate,
rapid,
ultrasensitive
technologies
point-of-care
pathogens,
thus
yield
information
invaluable
disease
treatment.
Several
technologies,
mostly
PCR-based,
have
been
employed
detection;
however,
these
require
expensive
reagents
equipment,
skilled
personnel.
CRISPR/Cas
systems
used
genome
editing,
based
on
their
ability
to
recognize
cleave
specific
DNA
RNA
sequences.
Moreover,
following
recognition
target
sequence,
certain
including
orthologues
Cas13,
Cas12a,
Cas14
exhibit
collateral
nonspecific
catalytic
activities
be
acid
detection,
example
by
degradation
a
labeled
produce
fluorescent
signal.
are
amenable
multiplexing,
thereby
enabling
single
diagnostic
test
identify
multiple
targets
down
attomolar
(10–18
mol/L)
concentrations
molecules.
Developing
devices
couple
with
lateral
flow
may
allow
inexpensive,
highly
sensitive,
in-field
deployable
diagnostics.
These
sensors
myriad
applications,
from
human
health
agriculture.
In
this
review,
we
discuss
recent
advances
field
CRISPR-based
biosensing
highlight
insights
potential
use
applications.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Sept. 30, 2020
Abstract
The
CRISPR-Cas12a
RNA-guided
complexes
have
tremendous
potential
for
nucleic
acid
detection
but
are
limited
to
the
picomolar
limit
without
an
amplification
step.
Here,
we
develop
a
platform
with
engineered
crRNAs
and
optimized
conditions
that
enabled
us
detect
various
clinically
relevant
targets
higher
sensitivity,
achieving
of
in
femtomolar
range
any
target
pre-amplification
By
extending
3′-
or
5′-ends
crRNA
different
lengths
ssDNA,
ssRNA,
phosphorothioate
discover
self-catalytic
behavior
augmented
rate
LbCas12a-mediated
collateral
cleavage
activity
as
high
3.5-fold
compared
wild-type
significant
improvement
specificity
recognition.
Particularly,
7-mer
DNA
extension
is
determined
be
universal
spacer-independent
enhancing
sensitivity
detection.
We
perform
detailed
characterization
our
ENHANCE
system
modifications,
types,
reporters,
divalent
cations.
With
isothermal
SARS-CoV-2
RNA
using
RT-LAMP,
modified
incorporated
paper-based
lateral
flow
assay
can
up
23-fold
within
40–60
min.
National Science Review,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9(8)
Published: June 3, 2022
The
outbreak
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
was
partially
due
to
challenge
identifying
asymptomatic
and
presymptomatic
carriers
virus,
thus
highlights
a
strong
motivation
for
diagnostics
with
high
sensitivity
that
can
be
rapidly
deployed.
On
other
hand,
several
concerning
SARS-CoV-2
variants,
including
Omicron,
are
required
identified
as
soon
samples
'positive'.
Unfortunately,
traditional
PCR
test
does
not
allow
their
specific
identification.
Herein,
first
time,
we
have
developed
MOPCS
(Methodologies
Photonic
CRISPR
Sensing),
which
combines
an
optical
sensing
technology-surface
plasmon
resonance
(SPR)
'gene
scissors'
clustered
regularly
interspaced
short
palindromic
repeat
(CRISPR)
technique
achieve
both
specificity
when
it
comes
measurement
viral
variants.
is
low-cost,
CRISPR/Cas12a-system-empowered
SPR
gene-detecting
platform
analyze
RNA,
without
need
amplification,
within
38
min
from
sample
input
results
output,
limit
detection
15
fM.
achieves
highly
sensitive
analysis
SARS-CoV-2,
mutations
appear
in
variants
B.1.617.2
(Delta),
B.1.1.529
(Omicron)
BA.1
(a
subtype
Omicron).
This
also
used
some
recently
collected
patient
local
China,
by
Centers
Disease
Control
Prevention.
innovative
CRISPR-empowered
will
further
contribute
fast,
accurate
target
nucleic
acid
sequences
single-base
mutations.