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ArticleJournal of fluorescence2024

Advancements in Rapid and Affordable Diagnostic Testing for Respiratory Infectious Diseases: Evaluation of Aptamer Beacon Technology for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of SAR-CoV-2 in Breath Condensate.

Asma H Mirza, Moneeb Akhtar, Jerry Aguren, John Marino, John G Bruno

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Article in Journal of fluorescence, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Asma H MirzaSteradian Technologies, Inc, 2450 Holcombe Street Suite J, Houston, TX, 77021, USA.
Moneeb AkhtarSteradian Technologies, Inc, 2450 Holcombe Street Suite J, Houston, TX, 77021, USA.
Jerry AgurenSteradian Technologies, Inc, 2450 Holcombe Street Suite J, Houston, TX, 77021, USA.
John MarinoSteradian Technologies, Inc, 2450 Holcombe Street Suite J, Houston, TX, 77021, USA.
John G BrunoNanohmics, Inc, 6201 E. Oltorf Street Suite 400, Austin, TX, 78741, USA. jbruno@nanohmics.com.

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Abstract

The demand for rapid and efficient diagnostic point-of-care tests for respiratory infectious diseases has become increasingly critical in the current landscape. The emphasis on accessibility has been underscored over the past year, making it crucial to have biological components that exhibit fast and accurate kinetics. The foundation for precise, swift, and effective testing relies on the availability of highly responsive biological agents. Two published aptamer DNA sequences designated Song and MSA52 and their truncated internal stem-loop structures were studied for their potential to serve as aptamer beacons for rapid COVID detection. The candidate beacons were covalently labeled with Atto 633 dye attached to their 5' ends and Iowa Black quencher attached to their 3' ends. The whole aptamer structures exhibited the greatest fluorescence signal intensities and higher fluorescence background than their truncated internal stem-loop beacon structures suggesting that the distance between fluorophores and quenchers was greater for the whole aptamer beacon candidates versus the isolated stem-loop structures. Beacon candidates were tested against two heat- or gamma radiation-killed SARS-CoV-2 Washington 1/2020 virus samples and three different COVID spike (S) proteins to test their effectiveness. Despite the higher background fluorescence, the whole aptamer beacons showed better signal-to-noise ratios and were selected for further investigation. Limit of detection (LOD) studies revealed that both the whole Song and whole MSA52 aptamer beacon candidates had a LOD of 9.61 × 10

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Aptamers, NucleotideCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Fluorescent DyesHumansLimit of DetectionAptamers, NucleotideFluorescent DyesAptamerAtto 633BeaconCOVIDIowa BlackSARS-CoV-2Spike protein

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