Molecular biology of SARS-CoV-2 and techniques of diagnosis and surveillance

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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a global pandemic in March 2020. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is the reference technique for molecular diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is constantly mutating, and more transmissible variants have emerged, making genomic surveillance a crucial tool for investigating virus transmission dynamics, detecting novel genetic variants, and assessing mutation impact. The S gene, which encodes the spike protein, is frequently mutated, and it plays an important role in transmissibility. Spike protein mutations affect infectivity and vaccine effectiveness. SARS-CoV-2 variants are tracked using whole genome sequencing (WGS) and S-gene analysis. WGS, Sanger sequencing, and many S-gene-targeted RT-PCR methods have been developed. WGS and Sanger sequencing are standard methods for detecting mutations and can be used to identify known and unknown mutations. Melting curve analysis, endpoint genotyping assay, and S-gene target failure are used in the RT-PCR-based method for the rapid detection of specific mutations in SARS-CoV-2 variants. Therefore, these assays are suitable for high-throughput screening. The combinatorial use of RT-PCR-based assays, Sanger sequencing, and WGS enables rapid and accurate tracking of SARS-CoV-2 variants. In this review, we described RT-PCR-based detection and surveillance techniques for SARS-CoV-2.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:118

Enthalten in:

Advances in clinical chemistry - 118(2024) vom: 22., Seite 35-85

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ishige, Takayuki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endpoint genotyping assay
Journal Article
Melting curve assay
Review
S-gene sequencing
S-gene target failure
SARS-CoV-2
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
Spike protein
Spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
Variant of concern
Whole genome sequencing

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Date Completed 29.01.2024

Date Revised 29.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/bs.acc.2023.11.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367712148