• 文献标题:   Rapid and Unamplified Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA via CRISPR-Cas13a-Modified Solution-Gated Graphene Transistors
  • 文献类型:   Article, Early Access
  • 作  者:   YU HY, ZHANG HB, LI JH, ZHAO Z, DENG MH, REN ZP, LI ZQ, XUE CL, LI MG, CHEN ZW
  • 作者关键词:   biosensor, transistor, crispr, cas13a, sarscov2, covid19, nucleic acid testing
  • 出版物名称:   ACS SENSORS
  • ISSN:   2379-3694
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  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1021/acssensors.2c01990 EA DEC 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

The disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is termed COVID-19. Even though COVID-19 has been out for more than two years, it is still causing a global pandemic. Due to the limitations of sample collection, transportation, and kit performance, the traditional reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RTqPCR) method has a long detection period and high testing costs. An increased risk of infection is inevitable, since many patients may not be diagnosed in time. The CRISPR-Cas13a system can be designed for RNA identification and knockdown, as a promising platform for nucleic acid detection. Here, we designed a solution gated graphene transistor (SGGT) biosensor based on the CRISPR-Cas13a system. Using the gene-targeting capacity of CRISPR-Cas13a and gate functionalization via multilayer modification, SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid sequences can be quickly and precisely identified without the need for amplification or fluorescence tagging. The limit of detection (LOD) in both buffer and serum reached the aM level, and the reaction time was about 10 min. The results of the detection of COVID-19 clinical samples from throat swabs agree with RT-PCR. In addition, the interchangeable gates significantly minimize the cost and time of device fabrication. In a nutshell, our biosensor technology is broadly applicable and will be suitable for point-of-care (POC) testing.