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. 2020 Sep 24;192:113645. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113645

Table 3.

Molecular laboratory techniques, portable biosensing systems and biosensors exploiting Type V and VI Cas effectors.

Name Cas enzyme Target Organism Amplification Transduction method LOD Range Detection time Sample Year Ref
SHERLOK Cas13a DNA; RNA Zika,Dengue,E.coli,K. pneumoniae,Human SNPs RPA Fluorescence 2 aM / 2−3h Human Urine/Saliva
Bacteria culture
2017 [62]
DETECTR Cas12a DNA HPV16,HPV18 RPA Fluorescence ∼aM / 40−70min Culture infected human cell 2018 [63]
HOLMES Cas12a RNA; DNA JEV,Pseudorabies virus (PRV) PCR Fluorescence 10 aM / 1h Culture infected cell 2018 [64]
HUDSON + SHERLOK Cas13a RNA Zika,Dengue RPA Fluorescence 2 aM / < 2 h Human Urine/Saliva 2018 [65]
SHERLOKV2 Cas13a
Cas12a
Cas13b
DNA/RNA Zika,Dengue,E. coli,K. pneumoniae
Human SNPs
RT-RPA + T7 or RPA + T7 Fluorescence Later flow Assay 2 aM / < 2 h Human Urine/Saliva
Bacteria
2018 [66]
Cas12VDET Cas12a DNA Mycoplasma RPA Colorimetric
naked eyes
10 aM / 30 min Culture cell 2019 [67]
HOMESV2 Cas12b DNA/RNA JEV,Pseudorabies virus (PRV),Human SNPs, DNA methylation LAMP Fluorescence ∼10 aM / 1 h Culture infected cell 2019 [68]
Microfluidic Ebola virus detection Cas13a RNA Ebola No Microfluidic chip; Portable fluorimeter 20 pfu/mL Linear 20−2000pfu/mL 5 min Virus Stock 2019 [69]
Cas12a fluorescent based point of care system Cas12a DNA ASFV No Portable fluorimeter 1 pM Linear1−100pM 2 h Synthetic DNA gene B646L 2020 [70]
CIA Cas12a DNA P, aeuroginosa LAMP Colorimetric
Lateral flow assay
1 cfu/mL / 50min Recombinant plasmid E.coli 2020 [71]
RT/LAMP Cas12a DETECTR Cas12a RNA SARS-CoV-2 RT-LAMP Lateral flow assay 10 copies/ul 40 Nasopharyngeal swab 2020 [72]
E-CRISPR Cas12a DNA HPV16 No SWV 50pM Dynamic∼(pM-uM) / Amplified ssDNA
Spike sample
2020 [74]
CRISPR/Cas12a-Mediated Interfacial Cleaving of Hairpin DNA
Reporter for Electrochemical Nucleic Acid Sensing
Cas12a DNA HPV16, HPV18 No DPV 30pM Dynamic
50pM-100nM
60 Amplified ssDNA
Spike sample
2020 [75]
Surpassing the detection limit and accuracy of the electrochemical DNA sensor through the application of CRISPR Cas systems Cas12a DNA Parvovirus B19 No SWV 10fM Dynamic fM-uM >60 Amplified ssDNA
Spike sample
2020 [76]
CRISPR/Cas13a-Powered Electrochemical Microfluidic Biosensor for Nucleic Acid Amplification-Free miRNA
Diagnostics
Cas13a RNA miR-19B No Amperometric 10pM Dynamic 0,1−1000pM <4h Serum from children 2019 [77]