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Nested Phosphorothioated Hybrid Primer-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Specific and Dye-Based Subattomolar Nucleic Acid Detection at Low Temperatures

Journal

ACS SENSORS
Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 1261-1271

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c02754

Keywords

nucleic acid detection; isothermal amplification; low temperatures; phosphorothioated hybrid primers; KRAS oncogene

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This article introduces a nested phosphorothioated (PS) hybrid primer-mediated isothermal amplification (NPSA) assay, which achieves specific and dye-based subattomolar nucleic acid detection at 37 degrees C using EvaGreen as a DNA-binding dye. The high efficiency of this assay relies on nested PS-modified hybrid primers, as well as the additives of urea and T4 Gene 32 Protein. To overcome the inhibitory effect of urea on reverse transcription, a one-tube two-stage recombinase-aided RT-NPSA (rRT-NPSA) method is established. The NPSA/rRT-NPSA assays show consistent results with PCR/RT-PCR methods for qualitatively detecting DNA/mRNA targets.
Developing dye-based isothermal nucleic acid amplification (INAA) at low temperatures such as 37 degrees C remains a technical challenge. Here, we describe a nested phosphorothioated (PS) hybrid primer-mediated isothermal amplification (NPSA) assay which only utilizes EvaGreen (a DNA-binding dye) to achieve specific and dye-based subattomolar nucleic acid detection at 37 degrees C. The success of low-temperature NPSA essentially depends on employing Bacillus smithii DNA polymerase, a strand-displacing DNA polymerase with wide range of activation temperature. However, the NPSA's high efficiency entails nested PS-modified hybrid primers and the additives of urea and T4 Gene 32 Protein. To address the inhibition of urea on reverse transcription (RT), one-tube two-stage recombinase-aided RT-NPSA (rRT-NPSA) is established. By targeting human Kirsten rat sarcoma viral (KRAS) oncogene, NPSA (rRT-NPSA) stably detects 0.2 aM of KRAS gene (mRNA) within 90 (60) min. In addition, rRT-NPSA possesses subattomolar sensitivity to detect human ribosomal protein L13 mRNA. The NPSA/rRT-NPSA assays are also validated to obtain consistent results with PCR/RT-PCR methods on qualitatively detecting DNA/mRNA targets extracted from cultured cells and clinical samples. As a dye-based, low-temperature INAA method, NPSA inherently facilitates the development of miniaturized diagnostic biosensors.

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