Lateral Flow Biosensor for On-Site Multiplex Detection of Viruses Based on One-Step Reverse Transcription and Strand Displacement Amplification

Autor: Xuewen Lu, Kangning Ding, Zhiyuan Fang, Yilei Liu, Tianxing Ji, Jian Sun, Zhenling Zeng, Limin He
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Biosensors, Vol 14, Iss 2, p 103 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-6374
DOI: 10.3390/bios14020103
Popis: Respiratory pathogens pose a huge threat to public health, especially the highly mutant RNA viruses. Therefore, reliable, on-site, rapid diagnosis of such pathogens is an urgent need. Traditional assays such as nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) have good sensitivity and specificity, but these assays require complex sample pre-treatment and a long test time. Herein, we present an on-site biosensor for rapid and multiplex detection of RNA pathogens. Samples with viruses are first lysed in a lysis buffer containing carrier RNA to release the target RNAs. Then, the lysate is used for amplification by one-step reverse transcription and single-direction isothermal strand displacement amplification (SDA). The yield single-strand DNAs (ssDNAs) are visually detected by a lateral flow biosensor. With a secondary signal amplification system, as low as 20 copies/μL of virus can be detected in this study. This assay avoids the process of nucleic acid purification, making it equipment-independent and easier to operate, so it is more suitable for on-site molecular diagnostic applications.
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