CRISPR/Cas12a-Based One-Tube RT-RAA Assay for PoRV Genotyping
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification of Cas12a Protein Cleavage Activity
2.2. Establishment and Optimization of RT-RAA System
2.3. Optimization of a Single-Tube RT-RAA–CRISPR/Cas12a Assay System
2.4. Sensitivity and Specificity of the Assay
2.5. Clinical Sample Testing
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Design of Target DNA, crRNA, Primers, and PUC57 Plasmid
4.2. Expression and Purification of pET-28b-LbCas12a Protein
4.3. Sample Collection and Viral RNA Extraction
4.4. Optimization of RT-RAA Conditions
4.5. Sensitivity and Specificity Verification of the RT-RAA–CRISPR/Cas12a Genotyping Detection Method
4.6. Clinical Sample Validation
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Name | Sequences (5′-3′) | Product Length |
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RT-RAA-1F | ATGTATGGTATTGAATATACCACAGTTCT | 510 bp |
RT-RAA-1R | TATATCCATTGGATTACATAACCATTCATT | |
RT-RAA-2F | ATGTATGGTATTGAATATACCACAGTTCT | 545 bp |
RT-RAA-2R | TTCGCTTCATCTGTTTGCTGATAATAATA | |
RT-RAA-3F | ATGTATGGTATTGAATATACCACAGTTCT | 564 bp |
RT-RAA-3R | TCCCATCGATATCCATTTATTCGCTTC | |
RT-RAA-4F | ATGTATGGTATTGAATATACCACAGTTCT | 476 bp |
RT-RAA-4R | ATCAAATCAGCCAATTCAGACATATCTAGCT | |
crRNA-G4 | UAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUGAUAUCUUUCGUUCUUGUGAG | |
crRNA-G5 | UAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUCUGUAGAACCACAAUUAUA | |
crRNA-G9 | UAAUUUCUACUCUUGUAGAUUUAAAACACAAAAUUAUGGA | |
FQ-ssDNA reporter | 5′-FAM-TTTTTTTTTTT-BHQ-1′ | |
RT-qPCR-F-G4 | CCTATGCTAATTCAACGCAAAATG | 102 bp |
RT-qPCR-R-G4 | GGCCATCCTTTAGTTAGAAACAGTT | |
RT-qPCR-F-G5 | AGTTACTAGAACAATGGACTTTATC | 157 bp |
RT-qPCR-R-G5 | CAAAAATGTTTCACTTGTAGTTGA | |
RT-qPCR-F-G9 | TTGATGTAACTACAAGTACCTGTACAA | 139 bp |
RT-qPCR-R-G9 | TATCTAACACTTCTGAGCCACC |
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Bi, M.; Wang, Z.; Li, K.; Ren, Y.; Ma, D.; Mo, X. CRISPR/Cas12a-Based One-Tube RT-RAA Assay for PoRV Genotyping. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26, 6846. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26146846
Bi M, Wang Z, Li K, Ren Y, Ma D, Mo X. CRISPR/Cas12a-Based One-Tube RT-RAA Assay for PoRV Genotyping. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025; 26(14):6846. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26146846
Chicago/Turabian StyleBi, Mingfang, Zunbao Wang, Kaijie Li, Yuhe Ren, Dan Ma, and Xiaobing Mo. 2025. "CRISPR/Cas12a-Based One-Tube RT-RAA Assay for PoRV Genotyping" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26, no. 14: 6846. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26146846
APA StyleBi, M., Wang, Z., Li, K., Ren, Y., Ma, D., & Mo, X. (2025). CRISPR/Cas12a-Based One-Tube RT-RAA Assay for PoRV Genotyping. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(14), 6846. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26146846