Analysis of Nucleotide Changes in RT-PCR Primer/Probe Binding Regions in SARS-CoV-2 Isolates Reported from Turkey
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which caused the COVID-19 epidemic, caused more than 55 million cases and nearly 1.5 million deaths worldwide. For the microbiological diagnosis of the disease, the most valid method is detecting the presence of the viral genome by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR). However, due to the nature of the RNA viruses, frequent mutations may affect the sensitivity of the analyses made on the genetic material of the virus, such as PCR. In this study, we aimed to investigate the mutations in the primer-probe binding regions of the rRT-PCR panels used in COVID-19 diagnosis. SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequence data (n= 194) isolated from COVID-19 cases in Turkey and uploaded on GISAID database from the centers in İstanbul (n= 78), Ankara (n= 58), Kars (n= 47), Bursa (n= 2), Adıyaman (n= 2), Erciyes (n= 1) and Kocaeli (n= 1) between March 17-September 14, 2020 were analyzed. In order to determine the nucleotide changes, SARS-CoV-2 sequences from Turkey were compared to the reference genome sequence (NC_045512.1) present in "GenBank" website. The constructed data set was aligned using the MAFFT program and was checked manually if the sequences were in the same frame by using the AliView program. Primer-probe binding sites of the thirteen SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR panels from seven different institutes (US CDC, China CDC, Charite CDC, Pasteur, HKU, Thailand, NIID) that are being used in COVID-19 diagnosis were evaluated in terms of nucleotide changes within the corresponding regions compared to the reference genome. Sequence diversities in the viral genomes were determined via positional nucleotide numerical calculator and entropy calculator modules and nucleotide and entropy changes in primer-probe binding regions for each rRT-PCR panel were examined. Among thirteen different primer-probe panels, nucleotide changes in the target regions of the seven primer-probe panels were determined. When viral sequences with nucleotide changes in the primer-probe binding regions were examined, the most common changes were observed in the "China CDC" N-forward primer and "US CDC" N3-forward primer binding regions. It is important that the kits to be used as diagnostic tests are designed specific to the regions with less nucleotide changes. Nucleotide changes may not be critical for DNA amplification for most PCR panels, but should be carefully monitored as they may affect the sensitivity of the assay. If the risk of alteration of the designed region is high, the primer - probe binding sites should be checked frequently and updated when necessary.
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:55 |
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Mikrobiyoloji bulteni - 55(2021), 3 vom: 20. Juli, Seite 311-326 |
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Türkiye’den Bildirilen Sars-CoV-2 İzolatlarında RT-PCR Primer/Prob Bağlanma Bölgelerindeki Nükleotit Değişimlerinin Analizi |
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Demir, Ayşe Banu [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 24.08.2021 Date Revised 24.08.2021 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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