Quick assessment of influenza a virus infectivity with a long-range reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay
Abstract Background The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is commonly used to detect viral pathogens because of its high sensitivity and specificity. However, conventional PCR methods cannot determine virus infectivity. Virus infectivity is conventionally examined with methods such as the plaque assay...
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doaj-4cc6db30b62f4b2591c57b406d35ba362020-11-25T03:38:18ZengBMCBMC Infectious Diseases1471-23342020-08-0120111010.1186/s12879-020-05317-8Quick assessment of influenza a virus infectivity with a long-range reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction assayYuki Nakaya0Takashi Fukuda1Hiroki Ashiba2Masato Yasuura3Makoto Fujimaki4Sensing System Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Sensing System Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Sensing System Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Sensing System Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Sensing System Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)Abstract Background The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is commonly used to detect viral pathogens because of its high sensitivity and specificity. However, conventional PCR methods cannot determine virus infectivity. Virus infectivity is conventionally examined with methods such as the plaque assay, even though such assays require several days. Long-range reverse-transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) has previously been suggested for the rapid assessment of RNA virus infectivity where the loss of infectivity is attributable to genomic fragmentation. Methods IAV was irradiated with 253.7 nm ultraviolet (UV) rays to induce genomic strand breaks that were confirmed by a full-length RT-PCR assay. The IAV was then subjected to plaque assay, conventional RT-qPCR and long-range RT-qPCR to examine the relationship between infectious titer and copy number. A simple linear regression analysis was performed to examine the correlation between the results of these assays. Results A long-range RT-qPCR assay was developed and validated for influenza A virus (IAV). Although only a few minutes of UV irradiation was required to completely inactivate IAV, genomic RNA remained detectable by the conventional RT-qPCR and the full-length RT-PCR for NS of viral genome following inactivation. A long-range RT-qPCR assay was then designed using RT-priming at the 3′ termini of each genomic segment and subsequent qPCR of the 5′ regions. UV-mediated IAV inactivation was successfully analyzed by the long-range RT-qPCR assay especially when targeting PA of the viral genome. This was also supported by the regression analysis that the long-range RT-qPCR is highly correlated with plaque assay (Adjusted R 2 = 0.931, P = 0.000066). Conclusions This study suggests that IAV infectivity can be predicted without the infectivity assays. The rapid detection of pathogenic IAV has, therefore, been achieved with this sensing technology.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05317-8Influenza virusUltraviolet raysLong-range RT-qPCRInfectivityStrand breakWater treatment |
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Yuki Nakaya Takashi Fukuda Hiroki Ashiba Masato Yasuura Makoto Fujimaki Quick assessment of influenza a virus infectivity with a long-range reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay BMC Infectious Diseases Influenza virus Ultraviolet rays Long-range RT-qPCR Infectivity Strand break Water treatment |
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Yuki Nakaya Takashi Fukuda Hiroki Ashiba Masato Yasuura Makoto Fujimaki |
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Quick assessment of influenza a virus infectivity with a long-range reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay |
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Quick assessment of influenza a virus infectivity with a long-range reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay |
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Quick assessment of influenza a virus infectivity with a long-range reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay |
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Quick assessment of influenza a virus infectivity with a long-range reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay |
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Quick assessment of influenza a virus infectivity with a long-range reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay |
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quick assessment of influenza a virus infectivity with a long-range reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay |
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Abstract Background The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is commonly used to detect viral pathogens because of its high sensitivity and specificity. However, conventional PCR methods cannot determine virus infectivity. Virus infectivity is conventionally examined with methods such as the plaque assay, even though such assays require several days. Long-range reverse-transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) has previously been suggested for the rapid assessment of RNA virus infectivity where the loss of infectivity is attributable to genomic fragmentation. Methods IAV was irradiated with 253.7 nm ultraviolet (UV) rays to induce genomic strand breaks that were confirmed by a full-length RT-PCR assay. The IAV was then subjected to plaque assay, conventional RT-qPCR and long-range RT-qPCR to examine the relationship between infectious titer and copy number. A simple linear regression analysis was performed to examine the correlation between the results of these assays. Results A long-range RT-qPCR assay was developed and validated for influenza A virus (IAV). Although only a few minutes of UV irradiation was required to completely inactivate IAV, genomic RNA remained detectable by the conventional RT-qPCR and the full-length RT-PCR for NS of viral genome following inactivation. A long-range RT-qPCR assay was then designed using RT-priming at the 3′ termini of each genomic segment and subsequent qPCR of the 5′ regions. UV-mediated IAV inactivation was successfully analyzed by the long-range RT-qPCR assay especially when targeting PA of the viral genome. This was also supported by the regression analysis that the long-range RT-qPCR is highly correlated with plaque assay (Adjusted R 2 = 0.931, P = 0.000066). Conclusions This study suggests that IAV infectivity can be predicted without the infectivity assays. The rapid detection of pathogenic IAV has, therefore, been achieved with this sensing technology. |
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Influenza virus Ultraviolet rays Long-range RT-qPCR Infectivity Strand break Water treatment |
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