Cross-reactivity and inclusivity analysis of CRISPR-based diagnostic assays of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; initially named as 2019-nCoV) is the cause of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Its diagnosis relies on the molecular detection of the viral RNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) while newer rapid CRISPR-based diagno...
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| description | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; initially named as 2019-nCoV) is the cause of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Its diagnosis relies on the molecular detection of the viral RNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) while newer rapid CRISPR-based diagnostic tools are being developed. As molecular diagnostic assays rely on the detection of unique sequences of viral nucleic acid, the target regions must be common to all coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 circulating strains, yet unique to SARS-CoV-2 with no cross-reactivity with the genome of the host and other normal or pathogenic organisms potentially present in the patient samples. This stage 1 protocol proposes in silico cross-reactivity and inclusivity analysis of the recently developed CRISPR-based diagnostic assays. Cross-reactivity will be analyzed through comparison of target regions with the genome sequence of the human, seven coronaviruses and 21 other organisms. Inclusivity analysis will be performed through the verification of the sequence variability within the target regions using publicly available SARS-CoV-2 sequences from around the world. The absence of cross-reactivity and any mutations in target regions of the assay used would provide a higher degree of confidence in the CRISPR-based diagnostic tests being developed while the presence could help guide the assay development efforts. We believe that this study would provide potentially important information for clinicians, researchers, and decision-makers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e41240f1e8924494845480390442a1ab2023-12-03T11:34:06ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592021-10-019e1205010.7717/peerj.12050Cross-reactivity and inclusivity analysis of CRISPR-based diagnostic assays of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2Kashif Aziz Khan0Marc-Olivier Duceppe1Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, ON, CanadaOttawa Laboratory Fallowfield, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, ON, CanadaSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; initially named as 2019-nCoV) is the cause of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Its diagnosis relies on the molecular detection of the viral RNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) while newer rapid CRISPR-based diagnostic tools are being developed. As molecular diagnostic assays rely on the detection of unique sequences of viral nucleic acid, the target regions must be common to all coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 circulating strains, yet unique to SARS-CoV-2 with no cross-reactivity with the genome of the host and other normal or pathogenic organisms potentially present in the patient samples. This stage 1 protocol proposes in silico cross-reactivity and inclusivity analysis of the recently developed CRISPR-based diagnostic assays. Cross-reactivity will be analyzed through comparison of target regions with the genome sequence of the human, seven coronaviruses and 21 other organisms. Inclusivity analysis will be performed through the verification of the sequence variability within the target regions using publicly available SARS-CoV-2 sequences from around the world. The absence of cross-reactivity and any mutations in target regions of the assay used would provide a higher degree of confidence in the CRISPR-based diagnostic tests being developed while the presence could help guide the assay development efforts. We believe that this study would provide potentially important information for clinicians, researchers, and decision-makers.https://peerj.com/articles/12050.pdfSARS-CoV-2Sequence variationMutationsDiagnosisCRISPRCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Kashif Aziz Khan Marc-Olivier Duceppe Cross-reactivity and inclusivity analysis of CRISPR-based diagnostic assays of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 PeerJ SARS-CoV-2 Sequence variation Mutations Diagnosis CRISPR COVID-19 |
| title | Cross-reactivity and inclusivity analysis of CRISPR-based diagnostic assays of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 |
| title_full | Cross-reactivity and inclusivity analysis of CRISPR-based diagnostic assays of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 |
| title_fullStr | Cross-reactivity and inclusivity analysis of CRISPR-based diagnostic assays of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cross-reactivity and inclusivity analysis of CRISPR-based diagnostic assays of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 |
| title_short | Cross-reactivity and inclusivity analysis of CRISPR-based diagnostic assays of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 |
| title_sort | cross reactivity and inclusivity analysis of crispr based diagnostic assays of coronavirus sars cov 2 |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 Sequence variation Mutations Diagnosis CRISPR COVID-19 |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/12050.pdf |
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