Article: Ready-to-use vertical flow paper device for instrument-free room temperature reverse transcription
New biotechnology. 2022 May 25, v. 68
2022
Abstract: Paper-based nucleic acid detection and diagnosis are currently gaining much interest in point-of-care (POC) applications. The major steps involved in any nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) based diagnostics are nucleic acid isolation, reverse ... ...
| Abstract | Paper-based nucleic acid detection and diagnosis are currently gaining much interest in point-of-care (POC) applications. The major steps involved in any nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) based diagnostics are nucleic acid isolation, reverse transcription (RT) (in the case of RNA), amplification and detection. RT is an important step in quantifying the viral load in case of disease diagnosis as well as quantifying gene expression levels in other molecular studies. cDNA synthesis is routinely carried out using a thermal cycler, with the process requiring temperatures between 40ºC to 65ºC. Here we report for the first time an instrument-free RT, performed at room temperature on cellulose-based paper devices. cDNA synthesis on paper was confirmed by RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing of the PCR products. Purified RNA from varied sources such as cell lysate, tissue and blood were used to test the methodology. Synthetic hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA and human blood RNA were used as proof-of-concept to demonstrate the use of these devices in diagnostic applications. Further, ready-to-use paper-based reverse transcription (PRT) devices have been developed, wherein only the RNA sample is added on the device and the cDNA can be eluted after 30 min of incubation at room temperature. The devices were found to be stable for 30 days at − 20ºC storage. The cellulose-based PRT devices are simple, time saving and user-friendly for a complete instrument-free cDNA synthesis at room temperature. |
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| Keywords | Hepatitis C virus ; RNA ; ambient temperature ; biotechnology ; blood ; diagnostic techniques ; disease diagnosis ; gene amplification ; gene expression ; humans ; point-of-care systems ; reverse transcription ; viral load |
| Language | English |
| Dates of publication | 2022-0525 |
| Size | p. 77-86. |
| Publishing place | Elsevier B.V. |
| Document type | Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2400836-9 |
| ISSN | 1876-4347 ; 1871-6784 |
| ISSN (online) | 1876-4347 |
| ISSN | 1871-6784 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.nbt.2022.02.001 |
| Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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