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ReviewJournal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis2021

Advances in biosensing: The CRISPR/Cas system as a new powerful tool for the detection of nucleic acids.

Andrea Bonini, Noemi Poma, Federico Vivaldi, Arno Kirchhain, Pietro Salvo, Daria Bottai, Arianna Tavanti, Fabio Di Francesco

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Review in Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 118 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. A review on the mechanism and potential diagnostic application of CRISPR/Cas13a system.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2025
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  5. Ultra-sensitive biosensor detection of microRNA based on the CRISPR/Cas12a system and exonuclease-assisted target recycling signal amplification.Analytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea BoniniDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: andrea.bonini@phd.unipi.it.
Noemi PomaDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, Pisa, Italy.
Federico VivaldiDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, Pisa, Italy; Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Via G. Moruzzi 1, Pisa, Italy.
Arno KirchhainDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, Pisa, Italy.
Pietro SalvoInstitute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Via G. Moruzzi 1, Pisa, Italy.
Daria BottaiDepartment of Biology, University of Pisa, Via San Zeno 35-39, Pisa, Italy.
Arianna TavantiDepartment of Biology, University of Pisa, Via San Zeno 35-39, Pisa, Italy.
Fabio Di FrancescoDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, Pisa, Italy.
University of Pisa · ITIstituto di Fisiologia Clinica · ITNational Research Council · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A main challenge in the development of biosensing devices for the identification and quantification of nucleic acids is to avoid the amplification of the genetic material from the sample by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which is at present necessary to enhance sensitivity and selectivity of assays. PCR has undoubtedly revolutionized genetic analyses, but it requires careful purification procedures that are not easily implemented in point of care (POC) devices. In recent years, a new strategy for nucleic acid detection based on clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and associated protein systems (Cas) seems to offer unprecedented possibilities. The coupling of the CRISPR/Cas system with recent isothermal amplification methods is fostering the development of innovative optical and electrochemical POC devices. In this review, the mechanisms of action of several new CRISRP/Cas systems are reported together with their use in biosensing of nucleic acids.

Indexed as

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsNucleic AcidsCRISPR-Cas SystemsPoint-of-Care SystemsNucleic AcidsBiosensingCRISPR/CasElectrochemical sensorMolecular diagnosticNucleic acidsOptical sensor

Identifiers

PMID33039910
PMCPMC7513908
OpenAlexW3088597256

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