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ArticleNature communications2022

Programmable design of isothermal nucleic acid diagnostic assays through abstraction-based models.

Gaolian Xu, Julien Reboud, Yunfei Guo, Hao Yang, Hongchen Gu, Chunhai Fan, Xiaohua Qian, Jonathan M Cooper

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Gaolian XuNano Biomedical Research Centre, Nano Biomedical Research Centre, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Julien ReboudDivision of Biomedical Engineering, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6879-8405
Yunfei GuoNano Biomedical Research Centre, Nano Biomedical Research Centre, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Hao YangNano Biomedical Research Centre, Nano Biomedical Research Centre, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Hongchen GuNano Biomedical Research Centre, Nano Biomedical Research Centre, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200030, China.
Chunhai FanSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. fanchunhai@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-7171-7338
Xiaohua QianSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China. xiaohua.qian@sjtu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6548-6801
Jonathan M CooperDivision of Biomedical Engineering, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8LT, UK. Jon.Cooper@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-2358-1050

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Abstract

Accelerating the design of nucleic acid amplification methods remains a critical challenge in the development of molecular tools to identify biomarkers to diagnose both infectious and non-communicable diseases. Many of the principles that underpin these mechanisms are often complex and can require iterative optimisation. Here we focus on creating a generalisable isothermal nucleic acid amplification methodology, describing the systematic implementation of abstraction-based models for the algorithmic design and application of assays. We demonstrate the simplicity, ease and flexibility of our approach using a software tool that provides amplification schemes de novo, based upon a user-input target sequence. The abstraction of reaction network predicts multiple reaction pathways across different strategies, facilitating assay optimisation for specific applications, including the ready design of multiplexed tests for short nucleic acid sequence miRNAs or for difficult pathogenic targets, such as highly mutating viruses.

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Communicable DiseasesNucleic AcidsVirusesHumansNucleic Acid Amplification TechniquesNucleic Acids

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