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Specific and Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Identification Based on LC-MS/MS Analysis.

ABSTRACT: SARS-CoV-2, the etiologic agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, emerged as the cause of a global crisis. Rapid and reliable clinical diagnosis is essential for effectively controlling transmission. The gold standard assay for SARS-CoV-2 identification is the highly sensitive real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR); however, this assay depends on specialized reagents and may suffer from false results. Thus, additional assays based on different approaches could be beneficial. Here, we present a novel method for SARS-CoV-2 identification based on mass spectrometry. The approach we implemented combines a multistep procedure for the rational down-selection of a set of reliable markers out of all optional in silico derived tryptic peptides in viral proteins, followed by monitoring of peptides derived from tryptic digests of purified proteins, cell-cultured SARS-CoV-2, and nasopharyngeal (NP) swab matrix spiked with the virus. The marker selection was based on specificity to SARS-CoV-2 and on analytical parameters including sensitivity, linearity, and reproducibility. The final assay is based on six unique and specific peptide markers for SARS-CoV-2 identification. The simple and rapid (2.5 h) protocol we developed consists of virus heat inactivation and denaturation, tryptic digestion, and identification of the selected markers by liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The developed assay enabled the identification of 10⁴ PFU/mL SARS-CoV-2 spiked into buffer. Finally, the assay was successfully applied to 16 clinical samples diagnosed by RT-qPCR, achieving 94% concordance with the current gold standard assay. To conclude, the novel MS-based assay described here is specific, rapid, simple, and is believed to provide a complementary assay to the RT-qPCR method.

SUBMITTER: Schuster O

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7857140 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Specific and Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Identification Based on LC-MS/MS Analysis.

Schuster Ofir O Zvi Anat A Rosen Osnat O Achdout Hagit H Ben-Shmuel Amir A Shifman Ohad O Yitzhaki Shmuel S Laskar Orly O Feldberg Liron L

ACS omega 20210126 5

SARS-CoV-2, the etiologic agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, emerged as the cause of a global crisis. Rapid and reliable clinical diagnosis is essential for effectively controlling transmission. The gold standard assay for SARS-CoV-2 identification is the highly sensitive real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR); however, this assay depends on specialized reagents and may suffer from false results. Thus, additional assays based on different approaches could be beneficial. Here, we ...[more]

PMID: 33585737

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