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ArticleJournal of virological methods2021

Novel RT-ddPCR assays for simultaneous quantification of multiple noncoding and coding regions of SARS-CoV-2 RNA.

Sushama Telwatte, Nitasha Kumar, Albert Vallejo-Gracia, G Renuka Kumar, Chuanyi M Lu, Melanie Ott, Joseph K Wong, Steven A Yukl

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Article in Journal of virological methods, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sushama TelwatteDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Nitasha KumarDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Albert Vallejo-GraciaGladstone Institute of Virology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA.
G Renuka KumarGladstone Institute of Virology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Chuanyi M LuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Laboratory Medicine, San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Melanie OttDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Gladstone Institute of Virology, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Joseph K WongDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Steven A YuklDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, San Francisco VA Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA. Electronic address: steven.yukl@ucsf.edu.
University of California, San Francisco · USGladstone Institutes · US

Funding

Virology CoreP30AI027763 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI STEVEN Grant DEEKS · 1988 to 2026
$93.6M
Novel single genome approaches to determine the mechanisms of HIV latent infection in blood, gut, and lymph nodesR01DK120387 · NIDDK · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU · PI LICHTERFELD, MATHIAS, YUKL, STEVEN A · 2019 to 2023
$4.1M
Investigating Mechanisms of HIV Persistence in the GutR01DK108349 · NIDDK · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU · PI YUKL, STEVEN A · 2015 to 2019
$2.2M
Understanding HIV latency reversal and clearance of infected cells in vivoR01AI132128 · NIAID · NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU · PI WONG, JOSEPH K, YUKL, STEVEN A · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI027763NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI132128NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK108349NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK120387
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A hallmark of coronavirus transcription is the generation of negative-sense RNA intermediates that serve as the templates for the synthesis of positive-sense genomic RNA (gRNA) and an array of subgenomic mRNAs (sgRNAs) encompassing sequences arising from discontinuous transcription. Existing PCR-based diagnostic assays for SAR-CoV-2 are qualitative or semi-quantitative and do not provide the resolution needed to assess the complex transcription dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 over the course of infection. We developed and validated a novel panel of sensitive, quantitative RT-ddPCR assays designed to target regions spanning the genome of SARS-CoV-2. Our assays target untranslated regions (5', 3') as well as different coding regions, including non-structural genes that are only found in full length (genomic) RNA and structural genes that are found in genomic as well as different subgenomic RNAs. Application of these assays to clinically relevant samples will enhance our understanding of SARS-CoV-2 gene expression and may also inform the development of improved diagnostic tools and therapeutics.

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COVID-19COVID-19 Nucleic Acid TestingFalse Positive ReactionsHumansLimit of DetectionOpen Reading FramesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Viral LoadRNA, ViralCoronavirusDroplet-digital PCRQuantitative assaysSARS-CoV-2Viral transcription/replication

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PMID33667568
PMCPMC7923865
OpenAlexW3134302012

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