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ArticleNature communications2021

A homogeneous split-luciferase assay for rapid and sensitive detection of anti-SARS CoV-2 antibodies.

Zhong Yao, Luka Drecun, Farzaneh Aboualizadeh, Sun Jin Kim, Zhijie Li, Heidi Wood, Emelissa J Valcourt, Kathy Manguiat, Simon Plenderleith, Lily Yip and 14 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Zhong YaoDonnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Luka DrecunDonnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Farzaneh AboualizadehDonnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Sun Jin KimDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Zhijie LiDepartment of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9283-6072
Heidi WoodZoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Emelissa J ValcourtZoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Kathy ManguiatZoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Simon PlenderleithBiological Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lily YipBiological Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7387-0387
Xinliu LiDepartment of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Zoe ZhongDepartment of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Feng Yun YueDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Tatiana ClosasCanadian Blood Services, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Jamie SniderDonnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jelena TomicDonnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Steven J DrewsCanadian Blood Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Michael A DrebotZoonotic Diseases and Special Pathogens Division, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Allison McGeerDepartment of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Mario OstrowskiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Samira MubarekaBiological Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
James M RiniDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Shawn OwenDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. shawn.owen@hsc.utah.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-5996-7679
Igor StagljarDonnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. igor.stagljar@utoronto.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-5260-3327
University of Toronto · CAPublic Health Agency of Canada · CAMount Sinai Hospital · CASunnybrook Hospital · CAUniversity of Utah · USCanadian Blood Services · CAUniversity of Alberta · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Better diagnostic tools are needed to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Here, to meet this urgent demand, we report a homogeneous immunoassay to detect IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. This serological assay, called SATiN, is based on a tri-part Nanoluciferase (tNLuc) approach, in which the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and protein G, fused respectively to two different tNLuc tags, are used as antibody probes. Target engagement of the probes allows reconstitution of a functional luciferase in the presence of the third tNLuc component. The assay is performed directly in the liquid phase of patient sera and enables rapid, quantitative and low-cost detection. We show that SATiN has a similar sensitivity to ELISA, and its readouts are consistent with various neutralizing antibody assays. This proof-of-principle study suggests potential applications in diagnostics, as well as disease and vaccination management.

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Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayHEK293 CellsHumansImmunoassayImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MLuciferasesSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MLuciferasesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID33753733
PMCPMC7985487
OpenAlexW3113551021

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