A CRISPR–Cas9-triggered strand displacement amplification method for ultrasensitive DNA detection

Isothermal DNA amplification techniques are useful for diagnostic applications in place of traditional PCR. Here the authors describe CRISDA, which combines CRISPR–Cas9 with strand displacement amplification and exhibits attomolar sensitivity and single-nucleotide specificity in DNA detection.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wenhua Zhou, Li Hu, Liming Ying, Zhen Zhao, Paul K. Chu, Xue-Feng Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07324-5