Rapid and sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection using quantitative peptide enrichment LC-MS analysis

© 2021, Hober et al..

Reliable, robust, large-scale molecular testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is essential for monitoring the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We have developed a scalable analytical approach to detect viral proteins based on peptide immuno-affinity enrichment combined with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). This is a multiplexed strategy, based on targeted proteomics analysis and read-out by LC-MS, capable of precisely quantifying and confirming the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) swab media from combined throat/nasopharynx/saliva samples. The results reveal that the levels of SARS-CoV-2 measured by LC-MS correlate well with their correspondingreal-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) read-out (r = 0.79). The analytical workflow shows similar turnaround times as regular RT-PCR instrumentation with a quantitative read-out of viral proteins corresponding to cycle thresholds (Ct) equivalents ranging from 21 to 34. Using RT-PCR as a reference, we demonstrate that the LC-MS-based method has 100% negative percent agreement (estimated specificity) and 95% positive percent agreement (estimated sensitivity) when analyzing clinical samples collected from asymptomatic individuals with a Ct within the limit of detection of the mass spectrometer (Ct ≤ 30). These results suggest that a scalable analytical method based on LC-MS has a place in future pandemic preparedness centers to complement current virus detection technologies.

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CommentIn: Elife. 2021 Dec 10;10:. - PMID 34889738

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

eLife - 10(2021) vom: 08. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hober, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Tran-Minh, Khue Hua [VerfasserIn]
Foley, Dominic [VerfasserIn]
McDonald, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Vissers, Johannes Pc [VerfasserIn]
Pattison, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Ferries, Samantha [VerfasserIn]
Hermansson, Sigurd [VerfasserIn]
Betner, Ingvar [VerfasserIn]
Uhlén, Mathias [VerfasserIn]
Razavi, Morteza [VerfasserIn]
Yip, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Pope, Matthew E [VerfasserIn]
Pearson, Terry W [VerfasserIn]
Andersson, Leigh N [VerfasserIn]
Bartlett, Amy [VerfasserIn]
Calton, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Alm, Jessica J [VerfasserIn]
Engstrand, Lars [VerfasserIn]
Edfors, Fredrik [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Diagnostics
Human
Immunology
Infectious disease
Inflammation
Journal Article
Mass spectrometry
Microbiology
Peptide Fragments
Proteomics
SARS CoV-2
SISCAPA
Viral Proteins

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Date Completed 03.12.2021

Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Electronic

CommentIn: Elife. 2021 Dec 10;10:. - PMID 34889738

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7554/eLife.70843

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332857409