Capturing nucleic acid variants with precision using CRISPR diagnostics

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CRISPR/Cas systems have the ability to precisely target nucleotide sequences and enable their rapid identification and modification. While nucleotide modification has enabled the therapeutic correction of diseases, the process of identifying the target DNA or RNA has greatly expanded the field of molecular diagnostics in recent times. CRISPR-based DNA/RNA detection through programmable nucleic acid binding or cleavage has been demonstrated for a large number of pathogenic and non-pathogenic targets. Combining CRISPR detection with nucleic acid amplification and a terminal signal readout step allowed the development of numerous rapid and robust nucleic acid platforms. Wherever the Cas effector can faithfully distinguish nucleobase variants in the target, the platform can also be extended for sequencing-free rapid variant detection. Some initial PAM disruption-based SNV detection reports were limited to finding or integrating mutated/mismatched nucleotides within the PAM sequences. In this review, we try to summarize the developments made in CRISPR diagnostics (CRISPRDx) to date emphasizing CRISPR-based SNV detection. We also discuss the applications where such diagnostic modalities can be put to use, covering various fields of clinical research, SNV screens, disease genotyping, primary surveillance during microbial infections, agriculture, food safety, and industrial biotechnology. The ease of rapid design and implementation of such multiplexable assays can potentially expand the applications of CRISPRDx in the domain of affinity-based target sequencing, with immense possibilities for low-cost, quick, and widespread usage. In the end, in combination with proximity assays and a suicidal gene approach, CRISPR-based in vivo SNV detection and cancer cell targeting can be formulated as personalized gene therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:217

Enthalten in:

Biosensors & bioelectronics - 217(2022) vom: 01. Dez., Seite 114712

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kumar, Manoj [VerfasserIn]
Maiti, Souvik [VerfasserIn]
Chakraborty, Debojyoti [VerfasserIn]

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Volltext

Themen:

63231-63-0
9007-49-2
CRISPR/Cas
CRISPRDx
DNA
Journal Article
Mismatch sensitivity
Nucleic Acids
Nucleotides
RNA
RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems
Review
Single nucleotide variants
Therapeutic applications

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.10.2022

Date Revised 04.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bios.2022.114712

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346722098