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ArticleNature communications2023

Multiplexed detection of viral antigen and RNA using nanopore sensing and encoded molecular probes.

Ren Ren, Shenglin Cai, Xiaona Fang, Xiaoyi Wang, Zheng Zhang, Micol Damiani, Charlotte Hudlerova, Annachiara Rosa, Joshua Hope, Nicola J Cook and 16 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. 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
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

26 authors at 10 institutions in 4 countries.

Ren Ren *Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8288-8012
Shenglin Cai *Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK. shenglin.cai15@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-7815-6406
Xiaona FangThe Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province for Aptamers and Theranostics, Aptamer Selection Center, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 310022, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiaoyi WangDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8346-0808
Zheng ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province for Aptamers and Theranostics, Aptamer Selection Center, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 310022, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Micol DamianiDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
Charlotte HudlerovaDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7415-768X
Annachiara RosaThe Chromatin Structure and Mobile DNA Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7433-6357
Joshua HopeThe Chromatin Structure and Mobile DNA Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2742-5538
Nicola J CookThe Chromatin Structure and Mobile DNA Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2738-7976
Peter GorelkinNational University of Science and Technology "MISIS", Leninskiy Prospect 4, 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Alexander ErofeevNational University of Science and Technology "MISIS", Leninskiy Prospect 4, 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Pavel NovakICAPPIC Limited, The Fisheries, Mentmore Terrace, London, E8 3PN, UK.
Anjna BadhanMolecular Diagnostic Unit, Section of Virology, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Michael CroneSection of Structural and Synthetic Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5675-0172
Paul FreemontSection of Structural and Synthetic Biology, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5658-8486
Graham P TaylorMolecular Diagnostic Unit, Section of Virology, Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3773-2390
Longhua TangState Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, 310027, Hangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3833-3113
Christopher EdwardsDepartment of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK.
Andrew ShevchukDepartment of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK.
Peter CherepanovThe Chromatin Structure and Mobile DNA Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0634-538X
Zhaofeng LuoThe Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province for Aptamers and Theranostics, Aptamer Selection Center, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 310022, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Weihong TanThe Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province for Aptamers and Theranostics, Aptamer Selection Center, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM), Chinese Academy of Sciences, 310022, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. tan@hnu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8066-1524
Yuri KorchevDepartment of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4872-8696
Aleksandar P IvanovDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK. alex.ivanov@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-1419-1381
Joshua B EdelDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK. joshua.edel@imperial.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-5870-8659
Imperial College London · GBChinese Academy of Sciences · CNHammersmith Hospital · GBThe Francis Crick Institute · GBNational University of Science and Technology · RUKanazawa University · JPLondon Biofoundry · GBState Key Laboratory of Modern Optical InstrumentsUniversity of Cambridge · GBWolfson Foundation · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust CC2058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report on single-molecule nanopore sensing combined with position-encoded DNA molecular probes, with chemistry tuned to simultaneously identify various antigen proteins and multiple RNA gene fragments of SARS-CoV-2 with high sensitivity and selectivity. We show that this sensing strategy can directly detect spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N) proteins in unprocessed human saliva. Moreover, our approach enables the identification of RNA fragments from patient samples using nasal/throat swabs, enabling the identification of critical mutations such as D614G, G446S, or Y144del among viral variants. In particular, it can detect and discriminate between SARS-CoV-2 lineages of wild-type B.1.1.7 (Alpha), B.1.617.2 (Delta), and B.1.1.539 (Omicron) within a single measurement without the need for nucleic acid sequencing. The sensing strategy of the molecular probes is easily adaptable to other viral targets and diseases and can be expanded depending on the application required.

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Antigens, ViralNanoporesHumansMolecular ProbesRNARNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Antigens, ViralMolecular ProbesRNARNA, Viral

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PMID37963924
PMCPMC10646045
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