Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Sequence-specific capture and concentration of viral RNA by type III CRISPR system enhances diagnostic

  • Anna Nemudraia,
  • Artem Nemudryi,
  • Murat Buyukyoruk,
  • Andrew M. Scherffius,
  • Trevor Zahl,
  • Tanner Wiegand,
  • Shishir Pandey,
  • Joseph E. Nichols,
  • Laina N. Hall,
  • Aidan McVey,
  • Helen H. Lee,
  • Royce A. Wilkinson,
  • Laura R. Snyder,
  • Joshua D. Jones,
  • Kristin S. Koutmou,
  • Andrew Santiago-Frangos,
  • Blake Wiedenheft

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35445-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Many viral diagnostic approaches require nucleic acid extraction and amplification prior to detection. Here, the authors develop a method based on type III CRISPR systems which allows sequence specific capture, concentration, and detection of viral RNA directly from patient samples.