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A paper-based assay for the colorimetric detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants at single-nucleotide resolution.
Zhang, Ting; Deng, Ruijie; Wang, Yuxi; Wu, Chengyong; Zhang, Kaixiang; Wang, Chunyan; Gong, Ningqiang; Ledesma-Amaro, Rodrigo; Teng, Xucong; Yang, Chunrong; Xue, Ting; Zhang, Yong; Hu, Yun; He, Qiang; Li, Weimin; Li, Jinghong.
  • Zhang T; College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Deng R; Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
  • Wang Y; College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. drj17@scu.edu.cn.
  • Wu C; College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Zhang K; College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Wang C; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Targeting Therapy and Diagnosis for Critical Diseases, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
  • Gong N; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Huhhot, China.
  • Ledesma-Amaro R; Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
  • Teng X; Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College Centre for Synthetic Biology, Imperial College London, London, UK.
  • Yang C; Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
  • Xue T; Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
  • Zhang Y; College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Hu Y; College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • He Q; College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Li W; College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
  • Li J; College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. weimi003@scu.edu.cn.
Nat Biomed Eng ; 6(8): 957-967, 2022 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1931410
ABSTRACT
The evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has highlighted the need for versatile diagnostic assays that can discriminate among emerging variants of the virus. Here we report the development and performance benchmarking of an inexpensive (approximately US$0.30 per test) assay for the rapid (sample-to-answer time within 30 min) colorimetric detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants. The assay, which we integrated into foldable paper strips, leverages nucleic acid strand-displacement reactions, the thermodynamic energy penalty associated with single-base-pair mismatches and the metal-ion-controlled enzymatic cleavage of urea to amplify the recognition of viral RNAs for the colorimetric readout of changes in pH via a smartphone. For 50 throat swab samples, the assay simultaneously detected the presence of SARS-CoV-2 and mutations specific to the SARS-CoV-2 variants Alpha, Beta and Gamma, with 100% concordance with real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and RNA sequencing. Customizable and inexpensive paper-based assays for the detection of viruses and their variants may facilitate viral surveillance.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies Topics: Variants Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Nat Biomed Eng Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41551-022-00907-0

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Type of study: Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies Topics: Variants Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Nat Biomed Eng Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41551-022-00907-0