Visual and Label-free ASFV and PCV2 Detection by CRISPR-Cas12a Combined with G-quadruplex

Overview

Journal Front Vet Sci

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2022 Dec 16

PMID 36524221

Authors

Ying Wang

Rong Li

Yang Zhang

Weida Zhang

Sishun Hu

Zili Li

Affiliations

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Abstract

African swine fever (ASF) and postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) are acute infectious diseases caused by the African swine fever virus (ASFV) and porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2). At present, there are no effective vaccines for the prevention of ASFV. PMWS, which is harmful to the domestic and even the world pig industry, is difficult to cure and has a high mortality. So, developing simple, inexpensive, and accurate analytical methods to detect and effectively diagnose ASFV and PCV2 can be conducive to avoid ASFV and PCV2 infection. CRISPR has become a potentially rapid diagnostic tool due to recent discoveries of the trans-cleavage properties of CRISPR type V effectors. Herein, we report the visual detection based on CRISPR-Cas12a (cpf1), which is more convenient than fluorescence detection. Through cleavage target DNA activation, Cas12a can trans-cleavage ssDNA G-quadruplex. TMB/HO and Hemin cannot be catalyzed by cleavaged G-DNA to produce green color products. This protocol is useful for the detection of ASFV and PCV2 with high sensitivity. This method can enable the development of visual and label-free ASFV and PCV2 detection and can be carried out in the field without relying on instruments or power. This method can complete nucleic acid detection at 37 °C without using other instruments or energy. Our research has expanded the application of Cas12a and laid the foundation for the field's rapid detection of viral nucleic acid in future.

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