A CRISPR-based ultrasensitive assay detects attomolar concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in clinical samples

CRISPR diagnostics are routinely used for the detecting nucleic acids, but rarely for clinically important proteins. Here, by translating a CRISPR-based DNA test into an ultrasensitive assay for antibodies, the authors achieve antibody detection from serum samples at attomolar concentrations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yanan Tang, Turun Song, Lu Gao, Saifu Yin, Ming Ma, Yun Tan, Lijuan Wu, Yang Yang, Yanqun Wang, Tao Lin, Feng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32371-4