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ArticleScientific reports2025

Development of a time-resolved fluorescence-based lateral flow immunoassay for rapid and sensitive diagnosis of Middle East respiratory syndrome.

Mi Jeong Kim, Hye-Yeon Kim, Minhye Kim, Eun-Young Shin, Wooyoung Kim, Hyunghoon Kim, Keun Bon Ku, Jong-Hwan Lee, Seung Il Kim, Edmond Changkyun Park

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10 authors.

Mi Jeong Kim *Digital Omics Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, 28119, Republic of Korea.
Hye-Yeon Kim *Biopharmaceutical Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, 28119, Republic of Korea.
Minhye KimDigital Omics Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, 28119, Republic of Korea.
Eun-Young ShinDigital Omics Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, 28119, Republic of Korea.
Wooyoung KimDigital Omics Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, 28119, Republic of Korea.
Hyunghoon KimPrecision Biosensor, Inc., Daejeon, 34036, Republic of Korea.
Keun Bon KuCenter for Infectious Disease Vaccine and Diagnosis Innovation, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, 34114, Republic of Korea.
Jong-Hwan LeeCenter for Infectious Disease Vaccine and Diagnosis Innovation, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, 34114, Republic of Korea.
Seung Il KimDigital Omics Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, 28119, Republic of Korea. ksi@kbsi.re.kr.
Edmond Changkyun ParkDigital Omics Research Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, 28119, Republic of Korea. edpark@kbsi.re.kr.

Funding

Korea Basic Science Institute C523400Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea HI20C0363National Research Council of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea CRC22021-100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory infection caused by the MERS-coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Due to its high mortality and lack of a vaccine or treatment, MERS has remained on the WHO's priority list of diseases with the highest public health risk since 2012. Although rapid diagnosis is essential for interrupting transmission, initiating timely treatment, and maintaining public health systems, no rapid diagnostic method currently exists for MERS. In this study, a sensitive and specific lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA)-based rapid antigen diagnostic test for MERS was developed using time-resolved fluorescence (TRF) technology. Monoclonal antibodies specific for the MERS-CoV N protein were generated, and optimal pairs were selected through affinity measurement. A TRF-LFIA using Europium nanoparticles was then constructed based on these pairs. The TRF-LFIA showed a detection limit of 0.1 ng/ml MERS-CoV N protein and 5 × 10

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Coronavirus InfectionsMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, ViralFluorescenceHumansImmunoassayLimit of DetectionNucleocapsid ProteinsSensitivity and SpecificityAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, ViralNucleocapsid ProteinsEuropiumMERSNucleocapsid proteinRapid diagnostic testTime-resolved fluorescence

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PMID40715253
PMCPMC12297500

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