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Potential use of high-resolution melting analyses for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance.

ABSTRACT: The pandemic caused by COVID-19 and the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 have generated clinical and epidemiological impacts on a global scale. The use of strategies for monitoring viral circulation and identifying mutations in genomic regions involved in host interaction are important measures to mitigate viral dissemination and reduce its likely complications on population health. In this context, the objective of this work was to explore the potential of high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis combined with one-step real-time reverse transcription PCR in a closed-tube system, as a fast and convenient method of screening for SARS-CoV-2 mutations with possible implications on host-pathogen interactions. The HRM analyses allowed the distinction of the Gamma, Zeta, Alpha, Delta, and Omicron variants against the predecessors (B.1.1.28, B.1.1.33) of occurrence in Brazil. It is concluded that the molecular tool standardized here has the potential to optimize the genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, and could be adapted for genomic surveillance of other pathogens, due to its ability to detect, prior to sequencing, samples suggestive of new variants, selecting them more assertively and earlier for whole genome sequencing when compared to random screening.

SUBMITTER: de Souza Andrade A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132831 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Potential use of high-resolution melting analyses for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance.

de Souza Andrade Adriana A Freitas Eduarda Fernandes EF de Castro Barbosa Emerson E Guimarães Natália Rocha NR de Melo Iani Felipe Campos FC da Costa Alana Vitor Barbosa AVB Bernardes André Felipe Leal AFL Adelino Talita Emile Ribeiro TER Ataide Ana Caroline Zampiroli ACZ Gregianini Tatiana Schäffer TS Nunes Jônathas Dias JD Stringari Lorenzzo Lyrio LL Riediger Irina Nastassja IN Fernandes Sandra Bianchini SB de Jesus Ronaldo R Fonseca Vagner V Caldas Sérgio S

Journal of virological methods 20230426

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 and the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2 have generated clinical and epidemiological impacts on a global scale. The use of strategies for monitoring viral circulation and identifying mutations in genomic regions involved in host interaction are important measures to mitigate viral dissemination and reduce its likely complications on population health. In this context, the objective of this work was to explore the potential of high-resolution melting (HRM) a ...[more]

PMID: 37116586

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Project description:Coronavirus disease 2019, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), poses a considerable threat to global public health. This study developed and evaluated a rapid, low-cost, expandable, and sequencing-free high-resolution melting (HRM) assay for the direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants. A panel of 64 common bacterial and viral pathogens that can cause respiratory tract infections was employed to evaluate our method's specificity. Serial dilutions of viral isolates determined the sensitivity of the method. Finally, the assay's clinical performance was assessed using 324 clinical samples with potential SARS-CoV-2 infection. Multiplex HRM analysis accurately identified SARS-CoV-2 (as confirmed with parallel reverse transcription-quantitative PCR [qRT-PCR] tests), differentiating between mutations at each marker site within approximately 2 h. For each target, the limit of detection (LOD) was lower than 10 copies/reaction (the LOD of N, G142D, R158G, Y505H, V213G, G446S, S413R, F486V, and S704L was 7.38, 9.72, 9.96, 9.96, 9.50, 7.80, 9.33, 8.25, and 8.25 copies/reaction, respectively). No cross-reactivity occurred with organisms of the specificity testing panel. In terms of variant detection, our results had a 97.9% (47/48) rate of agreement with standard Sanger sequencing. The multiplex HRM assay therefore offers a rapid and simple procedure for detecting SARS-CoV-2 variants. IMPORTANCE In the face of the current severe situation of increasing SARS-CoV-2 variants, we developed an upgraded multiplex HRM method for the predominant SARS-CoV-2 variants based on our original research. This method not only could identify the variants but also could be utilized in subsequent detection of novel variants since the assay has great performance in terms of flexibility. In summary, the upgraded multiplex HRM assay is a rapid, reliable, and economical detection method, which could better screen prevalent virus strains, monitor the epidemic situation, and help to develop measures for the prevention and control of SARS-CoV-2.

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Potential use of high-resolution melting analyses for SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance.

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