Simultaneous detection of CaMV35S and T-nos utilizing CRISPR/Cas12a and Cas13a with multiplex-PCR (MPT-Cas12a/13a)

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 May 26;58(43):6328-6331. doi: 10.1039/d2cc01300b.

Abstract

Here, we established a strategy (MPT-Cas12a/13a) that combined CRISPR/Cas12a and Cas13a for simultaneously detecting CaMV35S and T-nos based on multiplex PCR (M-PCR) and transcription. It realized a simultaneous detection mode with different signals in the same space. The MPT-Cas12a/13a had excellent sensitivity with the limit of detection as low as 11 copies of T-nos and 13 copies of CaMV35S and it had outstanding specificity and anti-interference ability in actual sample analysis. Therefore, it is a potential candidate in the detection of GM crops.

MeSH terms

  • CRISPR-Cas Systems* / genetics
  • Crops, Agricultural
  • Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction*