Frontiers in Microbiology (Mar 2023)

CDetection.v2: One-pot assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

  • Xinge Wang,
  • Xinge Wang,
  • Xinge Wang,
  • Xinge Wang,
  • Yangcan Chen,
  • Yangcan Chen,
  • Yangcan Chen,
  • Yangcan Chen,
  • Xuejia Cheng,
  • Si-Qi Wang,
  • Si-Qi Wang,
  • Si-Qi Wang,
  • Yanping Hu,
  • Yanping Hu,
  • Yanping Hu,
  • Yanping Hu,
  • Yingmei Feng,
  • Ronghua Jin,
  • Kangping Zhou,
  • Ti Liu,
  • Jianxing Wang,
  • Kai Pan,
  • Bing Liu,
  • Jie Xiang,
  • Yanping Wang,
  • Qi Zhou,
  • Qi Zhou,
  • Qi Zhou,
  • Qi Zhou,
  • Ying Zhang,
  • Ying Zhang,
  • Ying Zhang,
  • Weiye Pan,
  • Wei Li,
  • Wei Li,
  • Wei Li,
  • Wei Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1158163
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14

Abstract

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IntroductionThe ongoing 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its variants, is a global public health threat. Early diagnosis and identification of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants plays a critical role in COVID-19 prevention and control. Currently, the most widely used technique to detect SARS-CoV-2 is quantitative reverse transcription real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), which takes nearly 1 hour and should be performed by experienced personnel to ensure the accuracy of results. Therefore, the development of a nucleic acid detection kit with higher sensitivity, faster detection and greater accuracy is important.MethodsHere, we optimized the system components and reaction conditions of our previous detection approach by using RT-RAA and Cas12b.ResultsWe developed a Cas12b-assisted one-pot detection platform (CDetection.v2) that allows rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 in 30 minutes. This platform was able to detect up to 5,000 copies/ml of SARS-CoV-2 without cross-reactivity with other viruses. Moreover, the sensitivity of this CRISPR system was comparable to that of RT-qPCR when tested on 120 clinical samples.DiscussionThe CDetection.v2 provides a novel one-pot detection approach based on the integration of RT-RAA and CRISPR/Cas12b for detecting SARS-CoV-2 and screening of large-scale clinical samples, offering a more efficient strategy for detecting various types of viruses.

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