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Wilkinson AF, Barra MJ, Novak EN, Bond M, Richards-Kortum R. Point-of-care isothermal nucleic acid amplification tests: progress and bottlenecks for extraction-free sample collection and preparation. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2024:1-16. [PMID: 38973430 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2024.2375233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Suitable sample collection and preparation methods are essential to enable nucleic acid amplification testing at the point of care (POC). Strategies that allow direct isothermal nucleic acid amplification testing (iNAAT) of crude sample lysate without the need for nucleic acid extraction minimize time to result as well as the need for operator expertise and costly infrastructure. AREAS COVERED The authors review research to understand how sample matrix and preparation affect the design and performance of POC iNAATs. They focus on approaches where samples are directly combined with liquid reagents for preparation and amplification via iNAAT strategies. They review factors related to the type and method of sample collection, storage buffers, and lysis strategies. Finally, they discuss RNA targets and relevant regulatory considerations. EXPERT OPINION Limitations in sample preparation methods are a significant technical barrier preventing implementation of nucleic acid testing at the POC. The authors propose a framework for co-designing sample preparation and amplification steps for optimal performance with an extraction-free paradigm by considering a sample matrix and lytic strategy prior to an amplification assay and readout. In the next 5 years, the authors anticipate increasing priority on the co-design of sample preparation and iNAATs.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
- Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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Shi YJ, Che YN, Zhao YM, Ran RX, Zhao YQ, Yu SS, Chen MY, Dong LY, Zhao ZY, Wang XH. High-efficient separation of deoxyribonucleic acid from pathogenic bacteria by hedgehog-inspired magnetic nanoparticles microextraction. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1724:464923. [PMID: 38653039 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Efficient separation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) through magnetic nanoparticles (MN) is a widely used biotechnology. Hedgehog-inspired MNs (HMN) possess a high-surface-area due to the distinct burr-like structure of hedgehog, but there is no report about the usage of HMN for DNA extraction. Herein, to improve the selection of MN and illustrate the performance of HMN for DNA separation, HMN and silica-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe3O4@SiO2) were fabricated and compared for the high-efficient separation of pathogenic bacteria of DNA. Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) are typical Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and are selected as model pathogenic bacteria. To enhance the extraction efficiency of two kinds of MNs, various parameters, including pretreatment, lysis, binding and elution conditions, have been optimized in detail. In most separation experiments, the DNA yield of HMN was higher than that of Fe3O4@SiO2. Therefore, a HMN-based magnetic solid-phase microextraction (MSPE) and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) were integrated and used to detect pathogenic bacteria in real samples. Interestingly, the HMN-based MSPE combined qPCR strategy exhibited high sensitivity with a limit of detection of 2.0 × 101 CFU mL-1 for E. coli and 4.0 × 101 CFU mL-1 for S. aureus in orange juice, and 2.8 × 102 CFU mL-1 for E. coli and 1.1 × 102 CFU mL-1 for S. aureus in milk, respectively. The performance of the proposed strategy was significantly better than that of commercial kit. This work could prove that the novel HMN could be applicable for the efficient separation of DNA from complex biological samples.
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- Yu-Jun Shi
- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development / Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Chu Hsien-I Memorial Hospital / Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development / Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Chu Hsien-I Memorial Hospital / Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development / Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Chu Hsien-I Memorial Hospital / Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development / Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Chu Hsien-I Memorial Hospital / Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development / Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Chu Hsien-I Memorial Hospital / Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China; NHC Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development / Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Chu Hsien-I Memorial Hospital / Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300134, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Hormones and Development / Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metabolic Diseases, Chu Hsien-I Memorial Hospital / Tianjin Institute of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300134, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
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Hassman A, Rouchka C, Sunino D, Espinal FV, Youssef M, Casey RR. Molecular Point-of-Care Assay Development: Design and Considerations. Curr Protoc 2024; 4:e1058. [PMID: 38884351 DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.1058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Molecular diagnostic point-of-care (MDx POC) testing is gaining momentum and is increasingly important for infectious disease detection and monitoring, as well as other diagnostic areas such as oncology. Molecular testing has traditionally required high-complexity laboratories. Laboratory testing complexity is determined by utilizing the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Categorization Criteria scorecard, utilizing seven criteria that are scored on a scale of one to three. Previously, most commercially available point-of-care (POC) tests use other analytes and technologies that were not found to be highly complex by the CLIA scoring system. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, MDx POC testing became much more prominent. Utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that MDx POC testing applications can have outstanding advantages compared to available non-molecular POC diagnostic tests. This article introduces MDx POC testing to students, technologists, researchers, and others, providing a general algorithm for MDx POC test development. This algorithm is an introductory, step-by-step decision tree for defining a molecular POC diagnostic device meeting the functional requirements for a desired application. The technical considerations driving the decision-making include nucleic acid selection method (DNA, RNA), extraction methods, sample preparation, number of targets, amplification technology, and detection method. The scope of this article includes neither higher-order multiplexing, nor quantitative molecular analysis. This article covers key application considerations, such as sensitivity, specificity, turnaround time, and shipping/storage requirements. This article provides an overall understanding of the best resources and practices to use when developing a MDx POC assay that may be a helpful resource for readers without extensive molecular testing experience as well as for those who are already familiar with molecular testing who want to increase MDx availability at the POC. © 2024 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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- Ashley Hassman
- College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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- College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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Chen Y, Zhao R, Huang Z, Chu C, Xiao Y, Hu X, Wang X. A small-scale external quality assessment for PCR detection of group B streptococcus in China. Clin Chim Acta 2024; 553:117733. [PMID: 38128816 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2023.117733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Group B streptococcus (GBS) is considered a leading cause of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Molecular diagnosis is a routinely used approach for GBS screening to protect pregnant women and prevent early-onset GBS neonatal disease. The objective of this study was to identify issues and guarantee the dependability of GBS molecular diagnosis by an external quality assessment (EQA) scheme. METHODS The EQA panel comprised eight samples spiked with 10-fold dilutions of GBS suspension (20-2,000,000 copies/mL), and 2 negative control samples. The panels were coded randomly and distributed to participating laboratories for GBS detection. RESULTS In total, 44 participating laboratories submitted results with eight commercial GBS PCR assays and one in-house assay. Among them, 36 obtained an acceptable or higher performance score, while 8 required improvement. Among the 440 results returned, 62 (14.1 %) were incorrect, including 5 false positives and 57 false negatives. CONCLUSIONS Our small-scale EQA showed that most participating laboratories have reliable diagnostic capacities for GBS PCR detection. Nonetheless, further improvements in the detection performance of some laboratories are required, particularly with low-concentration samples. Our survey also reinforces the use of EQA as an essential tool to evaluate the overall proficiency of clinical laboratories.
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- Yingwei Chen
- Department of Quality Control Material R&D, Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Quality Control Material R&D, Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Quality Control Material R&D, Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Quality Control Material R&D, Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, China; Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Quality Control Material R&D, Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, China; Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai, China.
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Sial MU, Farooq T, Khalaf LK, Rahman S, Asad M, Ahamad Paray B. Two-step method for rapid isolation of genomic DNA and validation of R81T insecticide resistance mutation in Myzus persicae. Saudi J Biol Sci 2023; 30:103791. [PMID: 37711971 PMCID: PMC10497781 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2023.103791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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Isolation and amplification of nucleic acid (DNA) is considered a vital and potent instrument in molecular biological research. However, its functioning outside of a laboratory setting is difficult because of complex procedures that demand expert personnel and expensive equipment in addition to the fulfillment of several additional requirements. DNA isolation from minute insects is sometimes difficult, making diagnostic and genotyping procedures problematic. Thus, the current work offers a high-throughput, cost-effective, straightforward, and faster approach for isolating DNA from the aphid Myzus persicae. Intriguingly, two-step DNA extraction process yielded a high yield of extremely pure genomic DNA and required only 10 s to complete. PCR investigation aiming at amplifying the non-synonymous R81T region on the loop D site of the nAChR gene of M. persicae was subsequently utilized to successfully validate the recovered DNA. Moreover, the proposed method was compared in terms of yield and purity with conventionally used DNA isolation methods including, phenol:chloroform, salt out, and commercially available kits. In conclusion, this newly developed method would enable researchers to quickly process many biological samples used to analyze genetic diversity, mutant screening, and large spectrum diagnosis both in laboratory and field conditions.
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- Muhammad Umair Sial
- Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Plant Protection Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, PR China
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Ortega-Pinazo J, Pacheco-Rodríguez MJ, Serrano-Castro PJ, Martínez B, Pinto-Medel MJ, Gómez-Zumaquero JM, Lago-Sampedro A, García-Díaz B, Estivill-Torrús G, Emilio Ferro Gallego P. Comparing RNA extraction methods to face the variations in RNA quality using two human biological matrices. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:9263-9271. [PMID: 37812354 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08761-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nucleic acids, RNA among them, are widely used in biomedicine and Biotechnology. Because of their susceptibility to degradation by RNases, the handling and extraction process of RNA from cells and tissues require specialized personnel and standardized methods to guarantee high purity and integrity. Due to the diversity of techniques found in the market, a comparative study between different RNA extraction methods is useful to facilitate the best choice for the researcher or in research service platforms such as biobanks to see the traceability of the samples. METHODS AND RESULTS In this study, we have compared seven different RNA extraction methods: manual (TRIzol™), semiautomated (QIAGEN™, Bio-Rad, Monarch®, and Canvax™), and fully automated (QIAcube™ and Maxwell®) processes, from two biological matrices: human Jurkat T cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Results showed marked differences in the RNA quality and functionality according to the method employed for RNA extraction and the matrix used. DISCUSSION QIAcube™ and semi-automated extraction methods were perceived as the best options because of their lower variability, good functionality, and lower cost (P < 0.001). These data contribute to facilitating researchers or research service platforms (Biobanks) in decision-making practices and emphasize the relevance of the selection of the RNA extraction method in each experimental procedure or traceability study to guarantee both quality standards and its reproducibility.
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- J Ortega-Pinazo
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
- Unidad Clínica de Neurociencias, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
- Unidad Clínica de Neurociencias, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
- Unidad Clínica de Neurociencias, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
- Unidad Intercentros de Oncología Médica, Hospitales Universitarios Regional de Málaga y Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
- ECAI de Genómica, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
- ECAI de Genómica, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
- ECAI de Genómica, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain
- Unidad Clínica de Neurociencias, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain.
- Unidad Clínica de Neurociencias, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain.
- Biobank ECAI, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma de Nanomedicina (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND), Málaga, Spain.
- Unidad Clínica de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
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Ojala T, Häkkinen AE, Kankuri E, Kankainen M. Current concepts, advances, and challenges in deciphering the human microbiota with metatranscriptomics. Trends Genet 2023; 39:686-702. [PMID: 37365103 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2023.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Metatranscriptomics refers to the analysis of the collective microbial transcriptome of a sample. Its increased utilization for the characterization of human-associated microbial communities has enabled the discovery of many disease-state related microbial activities. Here, we review the principles of metatranscriptomics-based analysis of human-associated microbial samples. We describe strengths and weaknesses of popular sample preparation, sequencing, and bioinformatics approaches and summarize strategies for their use. We then discuss how human-associated microbial communities have recently been examined and how their characterization may change. We conclude that metatranscriptomics insights into human microbiotas under health and disease have not only expanded our knowledge on human health, but also opened avenues for rational antimicrobial drug use and disease management.
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- Teija Ojala
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Hematology Research Unit, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Laboratory of Genetics, HUS Diagnostic Center, Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS), Helsinki, Finland.
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Multiple-probe-assisted DNA capture and amplification for high-throughput African swine fever virus detection. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 107:797-805. [PMID: 36576568 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-022-12334-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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African swine fever (ASF) is one of the most devastating infectious diseases affecting domestic pigs and wild boar. The grave socio-economic impact of African swine fever infection at a global level makes large-scale rapid and robust diagnosis a critical step towards effective control. Here, we describe multiple-probe-assisted DNA capture and amplification technology (MADCAT) - a novel, sensitive, simple, and high-throughput method for detecting ASFV directly from whole blood or other complex matrices. Through a unique DNA capture approach which specifically captures the target DNA onto 96-well plate for subsequent amplification, MADCAT abandons the complicated extraction protocol and achieves ultrafast and high-throughput detection. The sample-to-result time for 96 samples is about 90 min, as compared with the 3-4 h time of the conventional real-time qPCR method. The limit of detection (LOD) of MADCAT is 0.5 copies/μL blood and is 5 times more sensitive than an extraction-based qPCR assay when testing serially diluted whole blood samples. The assay is 100% specific against other common swine pathogens. In the clinical diagnosis of 96 field samples, all 22 positive samples were correctly identified with lower Ct values than extraction-based qPCR, confirming its high diagnostic sensitivity (100%). Owing to its high-throughput, specific high sensitivity, and direct detection features, MADCAT shows great potential for use in large-scale ASFV surveillance and monitoring for effective disease control. KEY POINTS: • No nucleic acid extraction, 100% capture efficiency, and high-throughput • Ultra-high sensitivity of 0.5 DNA copies/μL or 6 DNA copies/reaction • The sample-to-answer time for 96 samples is about 90 min.
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Zhu L, Gong F, Liu X, Sun X, Yu Y, Shu J, Pan Z. Integrating filter paper extraction, isothermal amplification, and lateral flow dipstick methods to detect Streptococcus agalactiae in milk within 15 min. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1100246. [PMID: 36876018 PMCID: PMC9978212 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1100246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Introduction Mastitis is one of the most serious diseases affecting dairy farming, causing huge economic losses worldwide. Streptococcus agalactiae is the main pathogenic bacterium of contagious mastitis and can deliver a devastating blow to a farm's economy. Rapid detection is the key to disease control. Methods In this study, a rapid detection method for S. agalactiae was established. This method combines filter paper extraction, multienzyme isothermal rapid amplification (MIRA), and lateral flow dipsticks (LFD). To simplify the extraction procedure, we designed a disposable extraction device (DED). First, DED performance was evaluated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and then the lysis formula and extraction time were optimized. Second, this study compared the extraction performance of a filter paper and an automatic nucleic acid extraction instrument. After screening primers, MIRA for S. agalactiae was established and combined with LFD. Specificity and sensitivity were evaluated after optimizing the reaction conditions. Results The results showed that the lowest extraction line for DED was 0.01-0.001 ng/μl. In the specificity study, 12 different bacteria were tested, and only S. agalactiae was found to be positive. In the sensitivity study, seven dilution gradients were established, and the lowest detection line was 3.52 × 102 CFU/ml. Discussion In summary, the method established in this study does not require laboratory equipment and is suitable for on-site detection. The entire method takes only 15 min, is low in cost, has high precision and low technical requirements for operators, which is in contrast with the high cost and cumbersome operation of traditional methods, and is suitable for on-site testing in areas with limited facilities.
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- Lingling Zhu
- OIE Reference Laboratory for Swine Streptococcosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Detection and Diagnosis, Guizhou Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, China
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- OIE Reference Laboratory for Swine Streptococcosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- OIE Reference Laboratory for Swine Streptococcosis, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Xie Y, Li H, Chen F, Udayakumar S, Arora K, Chen H, Lan Y, Hu Q, Zhou X, Guo X, Xiu L, Yin K. Clustered Regularly Interspaced short palindromic repeats-Based Microfluidic System in Infectious Diseases Diagnosis: Current Status, Challenges, and Perspectives. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2204172. [PMID: 36257813 PMCID: PMC9731715 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202204172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Mitigating the spread of global infectious diseases requires rapid and accurate diagnostic tools. Conventional diagnostic techniques for infectious diseases typically require sophisticated equipment and are time consuming. Emerging clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated proteins (Cas) detection systems have shown remarkable potential as next-generation diagnostic tools to achieve rapid, sensitive, specific, and field-deployable diagnoses of infectious diseases, based on state-of-the-art microfluidic platforms. Therefore, a review of recent advances in CRISPR-based microfluidic systems for infectious diseases diagnosis is urgently required. This review highlights the mechanisms of CRISPR/Cas biosensing and cutting-edge microfluidic devices including paper, digital, and integrated wearable platforms. Strategies to simplify sample pretreatment, improve diagnostic performance, and achieve integrated detection are discussed. Current challenges and future perspectives contributing to the development of more effective CRISPR-based microfluidic diagnostic systems are also proposed.
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- Yi Xie
- School of Global HealthChinese Center for Tropical Diseases ResearchShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai200025P. R. China
- One Health CenterShanghai Jiao Tong University‐The University of EdinburghShanghai200025P. R. China
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- School of Global HealthChinese Center for Tropical Diseases ResearchShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai200025P. R. China
- One Health CenterShanghai Jiao Tong University‐The University of EdinburghShanghai200025P. R. China
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- School of Global HealthChinese Center for Tropical Diseases ResearchShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai200025P. R. China
- One Health CenterShanghai Jiao Tong University‐The University of EdinburghShanghai200025P. R. China
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- Division of Engineering in MedicineDepartment of MedicineBrigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02139USA
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- Division of Engineering in MedicineDepartment of MedicineBrigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02139USA
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- Division of Engineering in MedicineDepartment of MedicineBrigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA02139USA
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- Centre for Nature‐Inspired EngineeringDepartment of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College LondonLondonWC1E 7JEUK
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- School of Global HealthChinese Center for Tropical Diseases ResearchShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai200025P. R. China
- One Health CenterShanghai Jiao Tong University‐The University of EdinburghShanghai200025P. R. China
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- School of Global HealthChinese Center for Tropical Diseases ResearchShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai200025P. R. China
- One Health CenterShanghai Jiao Tong University‐The University of EdinburghShanghai200025P. R. China
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- School of Global HealthChinese Center for Tropical Diseases ResearchShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai200025P. R. China
- One Health CenterShanghai Jiao Tong University‐The University of EdinburghShanghai200025P. R. China
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- School of Global HealthChinese Center for Tropical Diseases ResearchShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai200025P. R. China
- One Health CenterShanghai Jiao Tong University‐The University of EdinburghShanghai200025P. R. China
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- School of Global HealthChinese Center for Tropical Diseases ResearchShanghai Jiao Tong University School of MedicineShanghai200025P. R. China
- One Health CenterShanghai Jiao Tong University‐The University of EdinburghShanghai200025P. R. China
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Lu M, Lan H, Cai Z, Wu Z, Sun Y, Tu M, Pan D. Rapid solid phase microextraction of DNA using mesoporous metal–organic framework coating for PCR-based identification of meat adulteration. Mikrochim Acta 2022; 189:433. [DOI: 10.1007/s00604-022-05531-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rapid Detection of Beta-Lactamases Genes among Enterobacterales in Urine Samples by Using Real-Time PCR. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:8612933. [PMID: 35978630 PMCID: PMC9377892 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8612933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate newly improved, rapid, and reliable strategies based on real-time PCR to detect the most frequent beta-lactamase genes recorded in clinical Enterobacterales strains, particularly in Tunisia (blaSHV12, blaTEM, blaCTX-M-15, blaCTX-M-9, blaCMY-2, blaOXA-48, blaNDM-1, and blaIMP) directly from the urine. Following the design of primers for a specific gene pool and their validation, a series of real-time PCR reactions were performed to detect these genes in 78 urine samples showing high antibiotic resistance after culture and susceptibility testing. Assays were applied to DNA extracted from cultured bacteria and collected urine. qPCR results were compared for phenotypic sensitivity. qPCR results were similar regardless of whether cultures or urine were collected, with 100% sensitivity and specificity. Out of 78 multiresistant uropathogenic, strains of Enterobacterales (44 E. coli and 34 K. pneumoniae strains) show the presence of the genes of the bla group. In all, 44% E. coli and 36 of K. pneumoniae clinical strains harbored the bla group genes with 36.4%, 52.3%, 70.5%, 68.2%, 18.2%, and 4.5% of E. coli having blaSHV-12, blaTEM, blaCTX-M 15, blaCTX-M-9, blaCMY-2, and blaOXA-48 group genes, respectively, whereas 52.9%, 67.6%, 76.5%, 35.5%, 61.8, 14.7, and 1.28% of K. pneumoniae had blaSHV-12, blaTEM, blaCTX-M 15, blaCTX-M-9, blaCMY-2, blaOXA-48, and blaNDM-1 group genes, respectively. The time required to have a result was 3 hours by real-time PCR and 2 to 3 days by the conventional method. Resistance genes of Gram-negative bacteria in urine, as well as cultured bacteria, were rapidly detected using qPCR techniques. These techniques will be used as rapid and cost-effective methods in the laboratory. Therefore, this test could be a good candidate to create real-time PCR kits for the detection of resistance genes directly from urine in clinical or epidemiological settings.
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Lee K, Tripathi A. An investigation into simplifying total RNA extraction with minimal equipment using a low volume, electrokinetically driven microfluidic protocol. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2022; 16:044107. [PMID: 35992642 PMCID: PMC9385220 DOI: 10.1063/5.0096684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Current methods for total RNA extraction are time-consuming and require several hands-on steps and specialized equipment. Microfluidic devices can offer the opportunity to reduce the number of hands-on steps, decrease the volumes of reagents required for purification, and make extraction high throughput. Here, we investigated the translation of a high volume magnetic bead-based total RNA extraction method (from human whole blood) onto a low input volume microfluidic device. Our results first show that RNA integrity is maintained when the reagent volumes are scaled down by a factor of 22 and the wash buffers are combined 1:1. With our microfluidic method, the number of wash steps can be reduced from four to one. Thus, the time to complete RNA extraction can be reduced from 2 h to 40 min. These manipulations to the conventional protocol yielded RNA amplifiable within 40 cycles of reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) when using the microfluidic device to simplify the wash steps. To improve the purification of the RNA during the bead transport through the microchannel, we also investigated the effect of a synergetic application of the electrokinetic flow. Our results show that DNase I and other contaminants surrounding the beads get washed away more effectively via electrophoretic transport. Most notably, RNA adsorption on the beads is strong enough to counter electrophoretically-driven desorption. In all, our work opens new ways to extract high-quality total RNA rapidly and simply from a small quantity of blood, making the process of RNA extraction more accessible.
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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Easy Express Extraction (Triple E)-A Universal, Electricity-Free Nucleic Acid Extraction System for the Lab and the Pen. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10051074. [PMID: 35630515 PMCID: PMC9144652 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10051074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The complexity of the current nucleic acid isolation methods limits their use outside of the modern laboratory environment. Here, we describe a fast and affordable method (easy express extraction, called TripleE) as a centrifugation-free and electricity-free nucleic acid isolation method. The procedure is based on the well-established magnetic-bead extraction technology using an in-house self-made magnetic 8-channel and a rod cover. With this extraction system, nucleic acids can be isolated with two simple and universal protocols. One method was designed for the extraction of the nucleic acid in resource-limited “easy labs”, and the other method can be used for RNA/DNA extraction in the field for so-called molecular “pen-side tests”. In both scenarios, users can extract up to 8 samples in 6 to 10 min, without the need for any electricity, centrifuges or robotic systems. In order to evaluate and compare both methods, clinical samples from various viruses (African swine fever virus; lumpy skin disease virus; peste des petits ruminants virus; bluetongue virus), matrices and animals were tested and compared with standard magnetic-bead nucleic acid extraction technology based on the KingFisher platform. Hence, validation data were generated by evaluating two DNA viruses as well as one single-stranded and one double-stranded RNA virus. The results showed that the fast, easy, portable and electricity-free extraction protocols allowed rapid and reliable nucleic acid extraction for a variety of viruses and most likely also for other pathogens, without a substantial loss of sensitivity compared to standard procedures. The speed and simplicity of the methods make them ideally suited for molecular applications, both within and outside the laboratory, including limited-resource settings.
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Long S. In pursuit of sensitivity: Lessons learned from viral nucleic acid detection and quantification on the Raindance ddPCR platform. Methods 2022; 201:82-95. [PMID: 33839286 PMCID: PMC8501152 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2021.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Sensitive PCR detection of viral nucleic acids plays a critical role in infectious disease research, diagnosis and monitoring. In the context of SARS-CoV-2 detection, recent reports indicate that digital PCR-based tests are significantly more sensitive than traditional qPCR tests. Numerous factors can influence digital PCR reaction sensitivity. In this review, using a model for human HIV infection and the Raindance ddPCR platform as an example, we describe technical aspects that contribute to sensitive viral signal detection in DNA and RNA from tissue samples, which often harbor viral reservoirs and serve as better predictors of disease outcome and indicators of treatment efficacy.
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- Samuel Long
- AIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, United States.
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Li N, Zhang Y, Shen M, Xu Y. A fully integrated SNP genotyping system for hereditary hearing-loss detection. LAB ON A CHIP 2022; 22:697-708. [PMID: 34923580 DOI: 10.1039/d1lc00805f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Hereditary hearing loss is one of the most common human neurosensory disorders, and there is a great need for early intervention methods such as genetically screening newborns. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the major genetic targets for hearing-loss screening. In this study, a fully integrated SNP genotyping system was constructed to identify hereditary hearing loss-related genetic markers from human whole blood. The entire detection process, including blood cell lysis, nucleic acid extraction, the reaction mixture distribution, the chambers sealing and the two-colour multiplex competitive allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (KASP), can be automatically conducted in a self-contained cassette within 3 hours. To critically evaluate the performance of the system, its specificity, sensitivity and stability were assessed. Then, 13 clinical samples were genotyped with this fluidic cassette system to detect seven hotspot deafness-associated mutations in three genes (MT-RNR1, GJB2 and SLC26A4). The detection results of the cassette system were 100% concordant with those obtained by Sanger sequencing, proving its accuracy in the genetic screening of inherited hearing loss.
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- Nan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Tripathy S, Chalana AK, Talukdar A, Rajesh PV, Saha A, Pramanik G, Ghosh S. Limited-resource preparable chitosan magnetic particles for extracting amplification-ready nucleic acid from complex biofluids. Analyst 2021; 147:165-177. [PMID: 34870658 DOI: 10.1039/d1an01150b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Extraction and concentration of pure nucleic acid from complex biofluids are the prerequisite for nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) applications in pathogen detection, biowarfare prevention, and genetic diseases. However, conventional spin-column mediated nucleic acid extraction is constricted by the requirement for costly power-intensive centralized lab infrastructure, making it unsuitable for limited-resource settings. Significant progress in lab-on-a-chip devices or cartridges (e.g., Cepheid GeneXpert®) that integrate nucleic acid extraction and amplification has been made, but these approaches either require additional equipment or are costly. Similarly, their complexities make them difficult to fabricate in low-resource settings by the end-user themselves. The application of magnetic particles such as silica-coated iron oxide beads for nucleic acid extraction is relatively instrument-free, rapid, user-friendly, and amenable to automation. But, they rely on hazardous chaotropic salt chemistry and ethanol desalting that could limit their efficacy for downstream NAATs. Recent advances in several types of novel material (e.g., polyamine) coated magnetic bead-based chaotropic salt-free extraction methods offer a possible solution to this problem. However, these materials also involve multistep synthesis impermissible in limited-resource settings. To offer a possible instrument-free magnetic particle-based nucleic acid extraction doable at limited-resource settings, we investigated the nucleic acid capture ability of two chitosan-coated magnetic particles that are preparable by minimally trained personnel using only a water bath and a magnetic stirrer within 6-8 h. We quantitatively probed the efficiency of the passive (without any electrical shaking or vortex-aided) DNA magnetocapture (i.e., binding to chitosan magnetic particles, physical separation from its sample of origin, and release from the particles) using UV260. To explore their suitability towards clinically relevant sensitive downstream NAATs, 100-1000 copies (i.e., in the order of zeptomole) of Escherichia coli (E. coli) or human genomic DNA from aqueous solution, crude cell lysate, and fetal bovine serum were extracted by them and then successfully detected using quantitative real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) or real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Alongside, their suitability with gel-based LAMP, colorimetric LAMP, and in situ (on beads) LAMP was also probed. The required optimization of the amplification methods has been discussed. Overall, the turnaround time for the magnetocapture combined with NAAT was 1.5-2 h and is thus expected to aid in rapid clinical decision making. With the ease of preparation, reproducibility, and compatibility with downstream NAATs, we anticipate that these magnetic particles would facilitate the expansion and decentralization of nucleic acid-based diagnosis for limited-resource settings.
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- Sayantan Tripathy
- Department of Chemistry, Bennett University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Bennett University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India.
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- Department of Medicine, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- UGC-DAE CSR, Kolkata Centre, Sector III, LB-8, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata - 700 106, India
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- UGC-DAE CSR, Kolkata Centre, Sector III, LB-8, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata - 700 106, India
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- UGC-DAE CSR, Kolkata Centre, Sector III, LB-8, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata - 700 106, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Bennett University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India. .,Department of Biotechnology, Bennett University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201310, India
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Epitachophoresis is a novel versatile total nucleic acid extraction method. Sci Rep 2021; 11:22736. [PMID: 34815497 PMCID: PMC8611068 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02214-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Epitachophoresis is a novel next generation extraction system capable of isolating DNA and RNA simultaneously from clinically relevant samples. Here we build on the versatility of Epitachophoresis by extracting diverse nucleic acids ranging in lengths (20 nt–290 Kbp). The quality of extracted miRNA, mRNA and gDNA was assessed by downstream Next-Generation Sequencing.
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An Insight into Vaginal Microbiome Techniques. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11111229. [PMID: 34833105 PMCID: PMC8623751 DOI: 10.3390/life11111229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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There is a unique microbial community in the female lower genital tract known as the vaginal microbiota, which varies in composition and density and provides significant benefits during pregnancy, reproductive cyclicity, healthy newborn delivery, protection from preterm birth, infections such as UTIs, bacterial vaginosis, and so on, and improves the efficacy of treatments for vaginal cancers. Methods: It is necessary to know how the vaginal microbiome is composed in order to make an accurate diagnosis of the diseases listed above. A microbiome’s members are difficult to classify, and the way microbial communities function and influence host–pathogen interactions are difficult to understand. More and more metagenomic studies are able to unravel such complexities due to advances in high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatics. When it comes to vaginal microbiota research, we’ll be looking at the use of modern techniques and strategies that can be used to investigate variations in vaginal microbiota in order to detect diseases earlier, better treat vaginal disorders, and boost women’s health. Discussion: The discussed techniques and strategies may improve the treatment of vaginal disorders and may be beneficial for women’s overall health.
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Nucleic Acids Analytical Methods for Viral Infection Diagnosis: State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11111585. [PMID: 34827583 PMCID: PMC8615992 DOI: 10.3390/biom11111585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The analysis of viral nucleic acids (NA), DNA or RNA, is a crucial issue in the diagnosis of infections and the treatment and prevention of related human diseases. Conventional nucleic acid tests (NATs) require multistep approaches starting from the purification of the pathogen genetic material in biological samples to the end of its detection, basically performed by the consolidated polymerase chain reaction (PCR), by the use of specialized instruments and dedicated laboratories. However, since the current NATs are too constraining and time and cost consuming, the research is evolving towards more integrated, decentralized, user-friendly, and low-cost methods. These will allow the implementation of massive diagnoses addressing the growing demand of fast and accurate viral analysis facing such global alerts as the pandemic of coronavirus disease of the recent period. Silicon-based technology and microfluidics, in this sense, brought an important step up, leading to the introduction of the genetic point-of-care (PoC) systems. This review goes through the evolution of the analytical methods for the viral NA diagnosis of infection diseases, highlighting both advantages and drawbacks of the innovative emerging technologies versus the conventional approaches.
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Li P, Li M, Yuan Z, Jiang X, Yue D, Ye B, Zhao Z, Jiang J, Fan Q, Zhou Z, Chen H. 3D printed integrated separator with hybrid micro-structures for high throughput and magnetic-free nucleic acid separation from organism samples. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Li P, Li M, Yue D, Chen H. Solid-phase extraction methods for nucleic acid separation. A review. J Sep Sci 2021; 45:172-184. [PMID: 34453482 DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202100295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The separation and purification of biomacromolecules such as nucleic acid is a perpetual topic in separation processes and bioengineering (fine chemicals, biopharmaceutical engineering, diagnostics, and biological characterization). In principle, the solid-phase extraction for nucleic acid exhibits efficient phase separation, low pollution risk, and small sample demand, compared to the conventional liquid-phase extraction. Herein, solid-phase extraction methods are systematically reviewed to outline research progress and explore additional solid-phase sorbents and devices for novel, flexible, and high-efficiency nucleic acid separation processes. The functional materials capture nucleic acid, magnetic and magnetic-free solid-phase extraction methods, separation device design and optimization, and high-throughput automatable applications based on high-performance solid-phase extraction are summarized. Finally, the current challenges and promising topics are discussed.
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- Peipei Li
- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, P. R. China.,Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P. R. China
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- Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, P. R. China
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Ahmad-Nejad P, Ashavaid T, Vacaflores Salinas A, Huggett J, Harris K, Linder MW, Baluchova K, Steimer W, Payne DA. Current and future challenges in quality assurance in molecular diagnostics. Clin Chim Acta 2021; 519:239-246. [PMID: 33971158 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2021.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The development and performance of molecular genetic assays has required increasingly complex quality assurance in recent years and continues to pose new challenges. Quality management officers, as well as academic and technical personnel are confronted with new molecular genetic parameters, methods, changing regulatory environments, questions regarding appropriate validation, and quality control for these innovative assays that are increasingly applying quantification and/or multiplex formats. Yet, quality assurance and quality control guidelines are still not widely available or in some circumstances have become outdated. For these reasons, the need for solutions to provide test confidence continues to grow. In order to integrate new test procedures into existing quality assurance measures, the ISO 15189 guideline can serve as an orientation. The ISO 15189 guideline describes requirements for medical laboratories and thus includes those performing molecular diagnostics. This article gives an overview of the possibilities and challenges in quality assurance of molecular parameters and shows possible solutions.
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- Parviz Ahmad-Nejad
- Institute for Medicine Laboratory Diagnostics, Centre for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR), HELIOS University Hospital, Wuppertal, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, P.D. Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Center, Mumbai, India
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- National Measurement Laboratory (NML) at LGC, Queens Rd, Teddington, TW11 0LY, United Kingdom; School of Biosciences & Medicine, Faculty of Health & Medical Science, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- Microbiology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- OncoLab Diagnostics GmbH Technologie- und Forschungszentrum, Viktor-Kaplan-Straße 2, 2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Munich University of Technology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, D-81675 Munich, Germany
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Li P, Li M, Zhang F, Wu M, Jiang X, Ye B, Zhao Z, Yue D, Fan Q, Chen H. High-efficient nucleic acid separation from animal tissue samples via surface modified magnetic nanoparticles. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Schneider L, Fraser M, Tripathi A. Integrated magneto-electrophoresis microfluidic chip purification on library preparation device for preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy detection. RSC Adv 2021; 11:14459-14474. [PMID: 35423999 PMCID: PMC8697746 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01732b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology has revolutionized the field of personalized medicine through providing patient specific diagnostic information on a nucleic acid level. A key bottleneck in the NGS workflow is the preparation of nucleic acids for sequencing, or library preparation. One approach to overcoming this bottleneck on time and resources is through automating library preparation as much as possible from the stage of DNA extraction to a sequence-ready sample. Here, we have integrated microscale purification and macroscale PCR amplification to create an automated platform to replace manual DNA library preparation and magnetic bead-based cleanup steps. This microfluidic chip integrates magnetic bead transport and electrokinetic flow to remove unbound adapter dimers and other impurities from samples. We incorporate this method to develop an automated NGS DNA library preparation device that also includes macro- and microfluidic reagent movement and mixing and a thermoelectric cooler for controlled capillary heating and cooling. We greatly reduce the hands-on time, amount of pipetting required, and volumes of reagents needed as we test the feasibility of the platform on the clinically important diagnostic field of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A). We prepared euploid and aneuploid five cell samples for sequencing and found our results were accurate for the cell samples with a sequencing quality equivalent to the standard of the DNA libraries prepared manually. Our device platform utilizes concepts such as: magneto-electrophoresis, integrated capillary PCR, and automated sample loading and unloading onto a microfluidic chip.
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- Lindsay Schneider
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Brown University 182 Hope Street Providence RI 02912 USA
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- PerkinElmer Health Sciences (Australia) Thebarton South Australia 5031 Australia
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Brown University 182 Hope Street Providence RI 02912 USA
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Kim JH, Oh SW. Pretreatment methods for nucleic acid-based rapid detection of pathogens in food: A review. Food Control 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Helminth Microbiota Profiling Using Bacterial 16S rRNA Gene Amplicon Sequencing: From Sampling to Sequence Data Mining. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2369:263-298. [PMID: 34313994 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1681-9_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Symbiont microbial communities play important roles in animal biology and are thus considered integral components of metazoan organisms, including parasitic worms (helminths). Nevertheless, the study of helminth microbiomes has thus far been largely overlooked, and symbiotic relationships between helminths and their microbiomes have been only investigated in selected parasitic worms. Over the past decade, advances in next-generation sequencing technologies, coupled with their increased affordability, have spurred investigations of helminth-associated microbial communities aiming at enhancing current understanding of their fundamental biology and physiology, as well as of host-microbe interactions. Using the blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni as a key example of parasitic worms with complex life cycles involving multiple hosts, in this chapter we (1) provide an overview of protocols for sample collection and (2) outline an example workflow to characterize worm-associated microbial communities using high-throughput sequencing technologies and bioinformatics analyses of large-scale sequence data.
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Tarim EA, Karakuzu B, Oksuz C, Sarigil O, Kizilkaya M, Al-Ruweidi MKAA, Yalcin HC, Ozcivici E, Tekin HC. Microfluidic-based virus detection methods for respiratory diseases. EMERGENT MATERIALS 2021; 4:143-168. [PMID: 33786415 PMCID: PMC7992628 DOI: 10.1007/s42247-021-00169-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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With the recent SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, the importance of rapid and direct detection of respiratory disease viruses has been well recognized. The detection of these viruses with novel technologies is vital in timely prevention and treatment strategies for epidemics and pandemics. Respiratory viruses can be detected from saliva, swab samples, nasal fluid, and blood, and collected samples can be analyzed by various techniques. Conventional methods for virus detection are based on techniques relying on cell culture, antigen-antibody interactions, and nucleic acids. However, these methods require trained personnel as well as expensive equipment. Microfluidic technologies, on the other hand, are one of the most accurate and specific methods to directly detect respiratory tract viruses. During viral infections, the production of detectable amounts of relevant antibodies takes a few days to weeks, hampering the aim of prevention. Alternatively, nucleic acid-based methods can directly detect the virus-specific RNA or DNA region, even before the immune response. There are numerous methods to detect respiratory viruses, but direct detection techniques have higher specificity and sensitivity than other techniques. This review aims to summarize the methods and technologies developed for microfluidic-based direct detection of viruses that cause respiratory infection using different detection techniques. Microfluidics enables the use of minimal sample volumes and thereby leading to a time, cost, and labor effective operation. Microfluidic-based detection technologies provide affordable, portable, rapid, and sensitive analysis of intact virus or virus genetic material, which is very important in pandemic and epidemic events to control outbreaks with an effective diagnosis.
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- E. Alperay Tarim
- Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Bioengineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, Izmir, Turkey
- METU MEMS Center, Ankara, Turkey
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Paper-Based Molecular Diagnostics. Bioanalysis 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8723-8_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Déri MT, Kiss ÁF, Tóth K, Paulik J, Sárváry E, Kóbori L, Monostory K. End-stage renal disease reduces the expression of drug-metabolizing cytochrome P450s. Pharmacol Rep 2020; 72:1695-1705. [PMID: 32638224 PMCID: PMC7704481 DOI: 10.1007/s43440-020-00127-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND End-stage renal disease is an irreversible status of kidney dysfunction that reduces both renal and non-renal drug clearance. Accumulation of uremic toxins seems to modify the activities of drug-metabolizing cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. The aim of the present work was to refine gene expression analysis for efficient and accurate quantification of CYP mRNAs in patients' leukocytes. METHODS We compared six liquid-liquid extraction reagents for RNA isolation and five reverse transcriptase kits for RNA-to-cDNA conversion, and developed quantitative polymerase chain reaction methods for duplex measurements of CYP target genes and the reference gene. The expression of CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP2C19 and CYP3A4 in patients with end-stage kidney disease (N = 105) and in organ donors with healthy kidney function (N = 110) was compared. RESULTS Regarding the RNA yield and purity, TRIzol, Trizolate and TRI reagents were equal; however, TRI reagent was the most advantageous in terms of financial cost. Reverse transcription using Maxima First Strand cDNA Synthesis kit appeared to be the most efficient with the widest range for quantification of the target transcript. The refined method with the detection of various CYPs and the reference gene in duplex PCR efficiently quantified even the low-level CYP expression. In leukocytes of patients with end-stage renal disease, all four CYPs were expressed at significantly lower level than in organ donors with normal kidney function (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Reduced CYP expression was a direct evidence of transcriptional down-regulation of CYP genes in patients with impaired kidney function.
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- Máté Tamás Déri
- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary
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- Nucleotest Bio Ltd., Tündérliget 3/2, 1038, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Baross 23, 1082, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Baross 23, 1082, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok 2, 1117, Budapest, Hungary.
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Gaddes DE, Lee PW, Trick AY, Athamanolap P, O'Keefe CM, Puleo C, Hsieh K, Wang TH. Facile Coupling of Droplet Magnetofluidic-Enabled Automated Sample Preparation for Digital Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing and Analysis. Anal Chem 2020; 92:13254-13261. [PMID: 32869628 PMCID: PMC8549765 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Digital nucleic acid amplification testing (dNAAT) and analysis techniques, such as digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR), have become useful clinical diagnostic tools. However, nucleic acid (NA) sample preparation preceding dNAAT is generally laborious and performed manually, thus creating the need for a simple sample preparation technique and a facile coupling strategy for dNAAT. Therefore, we demonstrate a simple workflow which automates magnetic bead-based extraction of NAs with a one-step transfer to dNAAT. Specifically, we leverage droplet magnetofluidics (DM) to automate the movement of magnetic beads between small volumes of reagents commonly employed for NA extraction and purification. Importantly, the buffer typically used to elute the NAs off the magnetic beads is replaced by a carefully selected PCR solution, enabling direct transfer from sample preparation to dNAAT. Moreover, we demonstrate the potential for multiplexing using a digital high-resolution melt (dHRM) after the digital PCR (dPCR). The utility of this workflow is demonstrated with duplexed detection of bacteria in a sample imitating a coinfection. We first purify the bacterial DNA into a PCR solution using our DM-based sample preparation. We then transfer the purified bacterial DNA to our microfluidic nanoarray to amplify 16S rRNA using dPCR and then perform dHRM to identify the two bacterial species.
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- David E Gaddes
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakorn Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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- Electronics Organization, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, New York 12309, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
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Teixeira LPR, Lopes FEDM, Antunes ASLM, Alves MS, Miranda AM, Gaudencio Neto S, Martins LT, Moreira ACDOM, Tavares KCS. Application of a cost-effective DNA extraction protocol for screening transgenic and CRISPR-edited primary goat cells. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0239435. [PMID: 32946490 PMCID: PMC7500585 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The genotyping of genetically-modified cells is a crucial step in studies of transgenics and genomic editing with systems such as CRISPR/Cas. The detection of genome editing events can be directly related to the genotyping methodology used, which is influenced by its costs, since many experiments require the analysis of a large number of samples. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of direct lysis methods of genomic DNA (gDNA) extraction for the detection of knockins and knockouts in primary goat cells. Initially, three gDNA extraction protocols (protocol A, heat denaturation/freeze-thaw in water; protocol B, heat denaturation/proteinase K; and protocol C, CellsDirect Kit) were tested using different quantities (1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 cells) and types of goat primary cells (fibroblasts and goat mammary epithelial cells—GMECs) for subsequent validation by PCR amplification of small (GAPDH) and large amplicons (hLF transgene). All protocols were successful in the detection of the small amplicon; however, in GMECs, only protocol B resulted efficient amplification (protocol A—0%, protocol B—93%, protocol C—13.33%, P <0.05). In a proof-of-principle experiment, the TP53 gene was knocked out in GMECs by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion while constructs containing the anti-VEGF monoclonal antibody (pBC-anti-VEGF) and bacterial L-Asparaginase (pBC-ASNase) transgenes were knocked-in separately in fibroblasts. Detection of successful editing was performed using protocol B and PCR. The integration rates of the pBC-ASNase and pBC-anti-VEGF transgenes were 93.6% and 72%, respectively, as per PCR. The efficiency of biallelic editing in GMECs using CRISPR/Cas9 for the TP53 deletion was 5.4%. Our results suggest that protocol B (heat denaturation/proteinase K) can be used as an inexpensive and quick methodology for detecting genetic modifications in different types of primary goat cells, with efficiency rates consistent with values previously described in the literature when using extraction kits or more complex proteinase K formulations.
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- Experimental Biology Center (NUBEX), University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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- Experimental Biology Center (NUBEX), University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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- Experimental Biology Center (NUBEX), University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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- Experimental Biology Center (NUBEX), University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR), Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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Duša F, Moravcová D, Šlais K. DNA purification and concentration by isotachophoresis in nonwoven fabric strip. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1117:41-47. [PMID: 32408953 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We present a novel method for concentration and purification of DNA from biological samples. The method is based on isotachophoretic separation of DNA strands in a separation bed made of a disposable nonwoven fabric strip. Application of oxalate as the leading ion prevented corrosion of the carbon anode and also the leading ion was continually removed from the system due to its decomposition into CO2 at the anode. The fractions were marked by three colored markers of electrophoretic mobility closely surrounding the mobility of DNA. The fraction collection was realized by a centrifugal drain of cut out strip segments. The method was evaluated using two purified salmon sperm DNA fragments of lengths 200 bp and 2000 bp. The results confirmed the high DNA concentrating effect of the method (34-fold increase of the original DNA concentration). The composition of running solutions and voltage program were optimized in order to finish the analysis within 30 min. The optimized method was used to extract, concentrate and purify DNA from a crude yeast cell lysate. The maximum DNA enrichment factor decreased to 12 due to the stretching of DNA zones caused by low-molecular contaminants present in the original lysate. The average recovery determined for yeast DNA was 71 ± 11% (n = 3). The connected elimination of the proteins from DNA zones resulted in the purification factor value of 582 for DNA vs proteins. This demonstrates that the presented method is capable to concentrate DNA from the bulk volume and to further purify it from crude cell lysates using a simple instrumentation and low-cost disposable separation bed.
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- Filip Duša
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Veveří 97, Brno, 60200, Czech Republic.
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Veveří 97, Brno, 60200, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Veveří 97, Brno, 60200, Czech Republic
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Bender AT, Sullivan BP, Lillis L, Posner JD. Enzymatic and Chemical-Based Methods to Inactivate Endogenous Blood Ribonucleases for Nucleic Acid Diagnostics. J Mol Diagn 2020; 22:1030-1040. [PMID: 32450280 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2020.04.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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There are ongoing research efforts into simple and low-cost point-of-care nucleic acid amplification tests (NATs) addressing widespread diagnostic needs in resource-limited clinical settings. Nucleic acid testing for RNA targets in blood specimens typically requires sample preparation that inactivates robust blood ribonucleases (RNases) that can rapidly degrade exogenous RNA. Most NATs rely on decades-old methods that lyse pathogens and inactivate RNases with high concentrations of guanidinium salts. Herein, we investigate alternatives to standard guanidinium-based methods for RNase inactivation using an activity assay with an RNA substrate that fluoresces when cleaved. The effects of proteinase K, nonionic surfactants, SDS, dithiothreitol, and other additives on RNase activity in human serum are reported. Although proteinase K has been widely used in protocols for nuclease inactivation, it was found that high concentrations of proteinase K are unable to eliminate RNase activity in serum, unless used in concert with denaturing concentrations of SDS. It was observed that SDS must be combined with proteinase K, dithiothreitol, or both for irreversible and complete RNase inactivation in serum. This work provides an alternative chemistry for inactivating endogenous RNases for use in simple, low-cost point-of-care NATs for blood-borne pathogens.
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- Andrew T Bender
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
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Henley WH, Siegfried NA, Ramsey JM. Spatially isolated reactions in a complex array: using magnetic beads to purify and quantify nucleic acids with digital and quantitative real-time PCR in thousands of parallel microwells. LAB ON A CHIP 2020; 20:1771-1779. [PMID: 32347869 DOI: 10.1039/d0lc00069h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) has been the standard for nucleic acid quantification as it has a large dynamic range and good sensitivity. Digital PCR is rapidly supplanting qPCR in many applications as it provides excellent quantitative precision. However, both techniques require extensive sample preparation, and highly multiplexed assays that quantify multiple targets can be difficult to design and optimize. Here we describe a new nucleic acid quantification method that we call Spatially Isolated Reactions in a Complex Array (SIRCA), a highly parallel nucleic acid preparation, amplification, and detection approach that uses superparamagnetic microbeads in an array of thousands of 100 fL microwells to simplify sample purification and reduce reagent dispensing steps. Primers, attached to superparamagnetic microbeads through a thermo-labile bond, capture and separate target sequences from the sample. The microbeads are then magnetically loaded into a microwell array such that wells predominately contain a single bead. Master mix, lacking primers, is added before sealing the reaction wells with hydrophobic oil. Thermocycling releases the primer pair from the beads during PCR amplification. At low target concentrations, most beads capture, on average, less than one target molecule, and precise, digital PCR quantification can be derived from the percentage of positive reactions. At higher concentrations, qPCR signal is used to determine the average number of target molecules per reaction, significantly extending the dynamic range beyond the digital saturation point. We demonstrate that SIRCA can quantify DNA and RNA targets using thousands of parallel reactions, achieving attomolar limits of detection and a linear dynamic range of 105. The work reported here is a first step towards multiplexed SIRCA assays.
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- W Hampton Henley
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Valihrach L, Androvic P, Kubista M. Circulating miRNA analysis for cancer diagnostics and therapy. Mol Aspects Med 2020; 72:100825. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2019.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Deraney RN, Schneider L, Tripathi A. Synergistic use of electroosmotic flow and magnetic forces for nucleic acid extraction. Analyst 2020; 145:2412-2419. [PMID: 32057055 DOI: 10.1039/c9an02191d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Nucleic acid sample preparation is essential for biological sample-based diagnostics. It is crucial that diagnostic tests be both specific and sensitive as to provide the most accurate diagnosis possible. Inefficient sample preparation can hinder the specificity and sensitivity of these tests since carryover contaminants can inhibit downstream processes, such as amplification. Microfluidic devices have been used previously to extract nucleic acids from a biological sample due to lower reagent volumes and ease of use. A novel microfluidic chip has been designed for nucleic acid sample preparation which combines electroosmotic flow and magnetic bead-based extraction to isolate DNA from a plasma sample. A steady electric field was incorporated into the microfluidic chip design, which when combined with a glass clover slip and a voltage differential, creates electroosmotic flow. With the goal of isolating nucleic acids into a clean, inhibitor free solution, the electroosmotic flow is the driving force and separation mechanism purifying the DNA sample captured on magnetic beads in the microfluidic chip system. Carryover volume, or the volume of unwanted sample contaminants that accompany the nucleic acids into the final elution buffer, was minimized to 0.22 ± 0.03%. In combination with magnetic bead based nucleic acid extraction techniques, a 15% increase in DNA extraction yield is reported for the microfluidic chip with the voltage applied versus without. Although the literature on nucleic acid separation in microfluidic chips is abundant, this is the first to combine microfluidic chip design, magnetic bead-based isolation and electroosmotic flow.
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- Rachel N Deraney
- Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Brown University, 182 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02912, USA.
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Kaszab E, Doszpoly A, Lanave G, Verma A, Bányai K, Malik YS, Marton S. Metagenomics revealing new virus species in farm and pet animals and aquaculture. GENOMICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN VETERINARY, POULTRY, AND FISHERIES 2020. [PMCID: PMC7149329 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816352-8.00002-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Viral metagenomics is slowly taking over the traditional and widely used molecular techniques for the investigation of pathogenic viruses responsible for illness and inflicting great economic burden on the farm animal industry. Owing to the continued improvements in sequencing technologies and the dramatic reduction of per base costs of sequencing the use of next generation sequencing have been key factors in this progress. Discoveries linked to viral metagenomics are expected to be beneficial to the field of veterinary medicine starting from the development of better diagnostic assays to the design of new subunit vaccines with minimal investments. With these achievements the research has taken a giant leap even toward the better healthcare of animals and, as a result, the animal sector could be growing at an unprecedented pace.
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Li N, Lu Y, Cheng J, Xu Y. A self-contained and fully integrated fluidic cassette system for multiplex nucleic acid detection of bacteriuria. LAB ON A CHIP 2019; 20:384-393. [PMID: 31853527 DOI: 10.1039/c9lc00994a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The gold standard for diagnosing infectious diseases is culture-based identification of bacterial pathogens, which is time-consuming and labour-intensive. Current advances in molecular diagnostics and microfluidic technologies have made the rapid detection of bacteria or viruses in clinical specimens possible. However, the need for rapid, sensitive and multiplex detection of pathogens in a "sample-in and answer-out" manner has not been fully satisfied. In this study, a self-contained and fully integrated fluidic cassette and its supporting analyser were constructed for multiplex detection of bacteria to accelerate the diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs). The fully integrated cassette contains all the necessary components and reagents for bacterial analysis. All of the bacterial analysis processes, including bacterial lysis, magnetic silica bead-based DNA extraction, DNA elution and multiplex loop-mediated amplification (LAMP), are automatically conducted in the cassette. This cassette was successfully applied for the detection of four major pathogenic bacteria in UTIs, i.e., Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Salmonella typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus. The first three were successfully detected with a limit of detection (LoD) of 1 colony-forming unit (CFU) μL-1 and the last was with a LoD of 10 CFU μL-1 in urine samples, demonstrating that the cassette has similar sensitivity compared to that of the manual protocol, which is lower than that required by UTIs. The turnaround time for this cassette-based sample-to-answer system was approximately 100 minutes, and the detection is sensitive, fully automated, and accurate, demonstrating the potential to be a useful diagnostic tool for UTIs.
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- Nan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. and National Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. and Center for Precision Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China and National Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology, Beijing 102206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. and National Engineering Research Center for Beijing Biochip Technology, Beijing 102206, China
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The clinical presentation of brucellosis in humans is variable and unspecific, and thus, laboratory corroboration of the diagnosis is essential for the patient's proper treatment. The diagnosis of brucellar infections can be made by culture, serological tests, and nucleic acid amplification assays. Modern automated blood culture systems enable detection of acute cases of brucellosis within the routine 5- to 7-day incubation protocol employed in clinical microbiology laboratories, although a longer incubation and performance of blind subcultures may be needed for protracted cases. Serological tests, though they lack specificity and provide results that may be difficult to interpret in individuals repeatedly exposed to Brucella organisms, nevertheless remain a diagnostic cornerstone in resource-poor countries. Nucleic acid amplification assays combine exquisite sensitivity, specificity, and safety and enable rapid diagnosis of the disease. However, long-term persistence of positive molecular test results in patients that have apparently fully recovered is common and has unclear clinical significance and therapeutic implications. Therefore, as long as there are no sufficiently validated commercial tests or studies that demonstrate an adequate interlaboratory reproducibility of the different homemade PCR assays, cultures and serological methods will remain the primary tools for the diagnosis and posttherapeutic follow-up of human brucellosis.
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- Pablo Yagupsky
- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain
- IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Service, University Regional Hospital, Málaga, Spain
- IBIMA, Málaga, Spain
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Liu S, Wei M, Liu R, Kuang S, Shi C, Ma C. Lab in a Pasteur pipette: low-cost, rapid and visual detection of Bacillus cereu using denaturation bubble-mediated strand exchange amplification. Anal Chim Acta 2019; 1080:162-169. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Masiuk DМ, Nedzvetsky VS, Kokariev AV, Danchuk OV, Vasilenko TO, Yefimova OM. Evaluation of commercial methods to separate nucleic acids from intestinal tissues of pigs for diagnosis of porcine epidemic diarrhea. REGULATORY MECHANISMS IN BIOSYSTEMS 2019. [DOI: 10.15421/021970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The article presents the results of evaluating commercial methods for extracting nucleic acids from pig intestinal tissues for the diagnosis of PED. The study was based on samples of small intestine tissues and faeces from 3–5 day old pigs which died from PED. Nucleic acid extraction was performed using commercial kits with different nucleic acid separation strategies based on: silicon-sorbent; silicate membrane fixed in a microcentrifuge column and magnetic balls. The studies were conducted in two stages. The first was a comparison of the results of the amplification of the obtained nucleic acid extracts from the homogenate of the intestines of piglets by using the above-mentioned commercial kits for the extraction of nucleic acids. For this purpose, samples of homogenate were used which in weight corresponded to the guideline for the application of the test kits. The second step was directed to determining the efficiency of extraction of DNA and RNA from homogenate samples with a weight of 10, 50, 100 and 200 mg. Determination of the optimal methodological strategy of nucleic acid extraction for the diagnosis of porcine epidemic diarrhea by PCR has been investigated. The results of the PCR studies of RNA of the PED virus and a unique pig DNA fragment indicate that the extraction of nucleic acids by commercial kits has different levels of efficiency and depends on different factors. According to the research, it was found that the most important of them are the adsorption capacity of the solid-phase sorbent, its configuration and nature, which binds RNA and DNA molecules, the type of sample from which extraction takes place, its volume, or the tissue mass used for extraction. Based on the obtained results, it has been found that the most effective PED virus RNA extraction is by “ArtBioTech”, “Bio Extract Column”, and “Viral DNA/RNA Extraction Kit”, and pig genomic DNA extraction by the “ArtBioTech” and “Viral DNA / RNA extraction Kit”.
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Many studies have shown that the urinary tract harbours its own microbial community known as the urinary microbiota, which have been implicated in urinary tract disorders. This observation contradicts the long-held notion that urine is a sterile biofluid in the absence of acute infection of the urinary tract. In light of this new discovery, many basic questions that are crucial for understanding the role of the urinary microbiota in human health and disease remain unanswered. Given that the urinary microbiota is an emerging area of study, optimized techniques and protocols to identify microorganisms in the urinary tract are still being established. However, the low microbial biomass and close proximity to higher microbial biomass environments (for example, the vagina) present distinct methodological challenges for microbial community profiling of the urinary microbiota. A clear understanding of the unique technical considerations for obtaining and analysing low microbial biomass samples, as well the influence of key elements of experimental design and computational analysis on downstream interpretation, will improve our ability to interpret and compare results across methods and studies and is relevant for studies profiling the urinary microbiota and other sites of low microbial abundance.
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Foret F, Datinská V, Voráčová I, Novotný J, Gheibi P, Berka J, Astier Y. Macrofluidic Device for Preparative Concentration Based on Epitachophoresis. Anal Chem 2019; 91:7047-7053. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- František Foret
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Brno 61142, Czech Republic
- CEITEC Masaryk University Brno 60177, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Brno 61142, Czech Republic
- Roche Sequencing Solutions, Incorporated, Pleasanton, California 94588, United States
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Brno 61142, Czech Republic
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- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Brno 61142, Czech Republic
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- Roche Sequencing Solutions, Incorporated, Pleasanton, California 94588, United States
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- Roche Sequencing Solutions, Incorporated, Pleasanton, California 94588, United States
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- Roche Sequencing Solutions, Incorporated, Pleasanton, California 94588, United States
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Kim H, Hur M, Bae E, Lee KA, Lee WI. Performance evaluation of cobas HBV real-time PCR assay on Roche cobas 4800 System in comparison with COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HBV Test. Clin Chem Lab Med 2019; 56:1133-1139. [PMID: 29455185 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2017-1133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) is important for the diagnosis and management of HBV infection. We evaluated the analytical performance of the cobas HBV NAAT (Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, Germany) on the cobas 4800 System in comparison with COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HBV Test (CAP/CTM HBV). METHODS Precision was evaluated using three levels of cobas HBV/HCV/HIV-1 Control Kit, and linearity was evaluated across the anticipated measuring range (10.0-1.0×109 IU/mL) at seven levels using clinical samples. Detection capability, including limit of blank (LOB), limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitation (LOQ), was verified using the 4th WHO International Standard for HBV DNA for NAT (NIBSC code: 10/266). Correlation between the two systems was compared using 205 clinical samples (102 sera and 103 EDTA plasma). RESULTS Repeatability and total imprecision (coefficient of variation) ranged from 0.5% to 3.8% and from 0.5% to 3.5%, respectively. Linearity (coefficient of determination, R2) was 0.999. LOB, LOD and LOQ were all acceptable within the observed proportion rate (85%). Correlation was very high between the two systems in both serum and plasma samples (correlation coefficient [r]=0.995). CONCLUSIONS The new cobas HBV real-time PCR assay on the cobas 4800 System showed reliable analytical performances.
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- Hanah Kim
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Veterans Healthcare System Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Seok Y, Jang H, Oh J, Joung HA, Kim MG. A handheld lateral flow strip for rapid DNA extraction from staphylococcus aureus cell spiked in various samples. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2019. [DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/aaf3be] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Spring-Connell AM, Evich M, Germann MW. NMR Structure Determination for Oligonucleotides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 72:7.28.1-7.28.39. [PMID: 29927124 DOI: 10.1002/cpnc.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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NMR spectroscopy is a versatile tool for determining the structure and dynamics of nucleic acids under solution conditions. In this unit, we provide an overview and detail of the experiments and methods used in our laboratory to determine the structure of oligonucleotides at natural abundance, thus limiting our approach to 1 H, 13 C, and 31 P NMR techniques. Isotopic labeling is heavily used in RNA NMR studies, however, labeling of DNA is still less common and, if modified nucleotides are investigated, is exceptionally expensive or not feasible. Each method described here is extensively documented and annotated with tips and observations to facilitate their application. Sections are devoted to sample preparation, NMR experiments and setup, resonance assignment, structure generation protocols, evaluation, tips that may be useful, and software sources. © 2018 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.,Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Shi R, Lewis RS, Panthee DR. Filter paper-based spin column method for cost-efficient DNA or RNA purification. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0203011. [PMID: 30532193 PMCID: PMC6286138 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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We describe herein a method of recharging used commercial spin columns or assembling homemade spin columns using filter paper as binding material for cost-effective, low throughput nucleic acid purification. The efficiency of filter paper-based spin columns was evaluated for purification of nucleic acids from various sources. Following protocols of commercial kits, we found filter paper to be a useful binding material for purification of nucleic acids, including plant genomic DNA, plant total RNA, PCR products, and DNA from agarose gels. However, filter paper has a weak binding affinity to plasmid DNA in tested miniprep protocols. Protocols for the use of filter paper recharged spin columns or homemade spin columns for low throughput purification of plant genomic DNA and total RNA with unused commercial kit buffers or less expensive homemade buffers are presented.
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- Rui Shi
- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center, Mills River, NC, United States of America
- Department of Crop and Soil Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Crop and Soil Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America
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- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center, Mills River, NC, United States of America
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Cai Q, Fauvart M, Wiederkehr RS, Jones B, Cools P, Goos P, Vaneechoutte M, Stakenborg T. Ultra-fast, sensitive and quantitative on-chip detection of group B streptococci in clinical samples. Talanta 2018; 192:220-225. [PMID: 30348381 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PCR enables sensitive and specific detection of infectious disease agents, but application in point-of-care diagnostic testing remains scarce. A compact tool that runs PCR assays in less than a few minutes and that relies on mass-producible, disposable reactors could revolutionize while-you-wait molecular testing. We here exploit well-established semiconductor manufacturing processes to produce silicon ultra-fast quantitative PCR (UF-qPCR) chips that can run PCR protocols with limited assay optimization. A total of 110 clinical samples were analyzed for the detection of group B streptococci using both a validated benchtop and an on-chip qPCR assay. For the on-chip assay, the total reaction time was reduced after optimization to less than 5 min. The standard curve, spanning a concentration range of 5 log units, yielded a PCR efficiency of 94%. The sensitivity obtained was 96% (96/100; CI: 90-98%) and the specificity 70% (7/10; CI: 40-90%). We show that if melting analyses would be integrated, the obtained sensitivity would drop slightly to 93% (CI: 86-96%), while the specificity would increase to 100% (CI: 72% - 100%). In comparison to the benchtop reference qPCR assay performed on a LightCycler©96, the on-chip assay demonstrated a highly significant qualitative (Spearman's rank correlation) and quantitative (linear regression) correlation. Using a mass-producible qPCR chip and limited assay optimization, we were able to develop a validated qPCR protocol that can be carried out in less than five minutes. The analytical performance of the microchip-based UF-qPCR system was shown to match that of a benchtop assay. This is the first report to provide UF-qPCR validation using clinical samples. We demonstrate that qPCR-based while-you-wait testing is feasible without jeopardizing assay performance.
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- Qing Cai
- Imec, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Bacteriology Research, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, Heymanslaan 10 185, Entrance 38 (MRB2), 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Division of Mechatronics, Biostatistics and Sensors (MeBioS), KU Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg 30 - bus 2456, 3001 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Engineering Management, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Bacteriology Research, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, Heymanslaan 10 185, Entrance 38 (MRB2), 9000 Gent, Belgium
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Uehara M. Development of a Novel and Rapid Fully Automated Genetic Testing System. ANAL SCI 2018; 32:1375-1379. [PMID: 27941272 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.32.1375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We have developed a rapid genetic testing system integrating nucleic acid extraction, purification, amplification, and detection in a single cartridge. The system performs real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) after nucleic acid purification in a fully automated manner. RNase P, a housekeeping gene, was purified from human nasal epithelial cells using silica-coated magnetic beads and subjected to real-time PCR using a novel droplet-real-time-PCR machine. The process was completed within 13 min. This system will be widely applicable for research and diagnostic uses.
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- Masayuki Uehara
- Core Technology Development Center, Corporate Research and Development Div., Seiko Epson Corporation
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