Name: Field-Deployable Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus Detection Using Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Combined with CRISPR-Cas12a (Video) | JoVE Journal
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Description: Learn field-deployable detection of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus using recombinase polymerase amplification with CRISPR-Cas12a. This rapid 90-minute method enables sensitive citrus disease diagnosis.

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This work was financially supported by the National Key R &#38; D Program of China (2021YFD1400805), the Major Science and Technology R &#38; D Program of Jiangxi Province (20194ABC28007), Projects of Jiangxi Education Department (GJJ201449), and the Collaborative Innovation of Modern Agricultural Scientific Research in Jiangxi Province (JXXTCX2015002(3+2)-003).

1. Construction of the CLas-DETECTR
NOTE: The construction of CLas-DETECTR is a four-step process: solution preparation, citrus total DNA isolation, isothermal DNA amplification, and result visualization. The schematic of the CLas-DETECTR assay is illustrated in Figure 1A.
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	<li>Solution preparation
	<ol>
		<li>Prepare buffer A: 20 mM NaOH in 6% PEG 200. For 100 mL, add 113 mg of NaOH and 6 g of PEG 200 into 80 mL of H2O in a bottle. Incubate the bottle in a water bath at 60 &#176;C until all the PEG 200 is dissolved. Then, add H2O to a volume of 100 mL.</li>
		<li>Prepare solution B: For each reaction, add 10 &#956;L of RPA buffer, 0.8 &#956;L of F-RPA-RNRf, 0.8 &#956;L of R-RPA-RNRr, and 3.9 &#956;L of ddH2O to a final volume of 15.5 &#956;L. 
		NOTE: F-RPA-RNRf and R-RPA-RNRr are the primers used in the assay against the nrdB gene. See Table 1 for the sequence.</li>
		<li>Prepare solution C: For each reaction, add 1 &#956;L of ssDNA reporter, 3 &#956;L of NEB buffer 3.1, 1 &#956;L of crRNA, 4 &#956;L of Cas12a, and 11 &#956;L of ddH2O to a final volume of 20 &#956;L. 
		NOTE: If there are many samples to detect, make a large volume of solution B and solution C, and aliquot later.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Citrus total DNA isolation 
	NOTE: To save time and make this method suitable for field CLas detection, the alkaline polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based approach was used to obtain crude plant extracts for DNA amplification22,23
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		<li>Citrus leaves were used in this protocol. First, punch five leaf discs from a leaf. Next, put the leaf discs into a 1.5 mL microcentrifuge tube, and add 200 &#956;L of buffer A. 
		NOTE: In the field, clean the leaves first if there is dust covering them. The leaf discs can be clipped using the lid of the 1.5 mL tube to avoid cross-contamination. Other citrus tissues, such as roots, stems, fruits, and flowers, can also be used in this protocol.</li>
		<li>Grind the leaf disks manually until smooth with a plastic rod.</li>
		<li>Leave the tube undisturbed for 10 min. Then, use the supernatant for DNA amplification. 
		NOTE: The assay can be paused here, and the crude plant extracts that were extracted by the alkaline-PEG method can be stored at &#8722;20 &#176;C for at least 1 year. The Newhall sweet orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck var. Newhall) trees shown in the video were grown in a pot filled with a mix of 9/3/1 (v/v/v) peat soil/vermiculite/perlite and maintained in a glasshouse located in the campus of Gannan Normal University, Jiangxi, China. The HLB-infected trees were inoculated by grafting with CLas-positive Newhall buds. The HLB-infected and HLB-uninfected trees were confirmed by PCR. CLas was detected using the primer pair (F-RPA-RNRf/R-RPA-RNRr) targeting the CLas-specific marker gene nrdB. On the other side, characteristic HLB symptoms, blotchy mottle, and yellowing leaves can be found on CLas-positive but not on CLas-negative trees.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Isothermal DNA amplification
	<ol>
		<li>Add 1 &#956;L of the supernatant from step 1.2.3 and 1 &#956;L of MgOAc (14 mM final concentration) into solution B and mix well.</li>
		<li>In the lab, incubate them in a simple incubator at 37 &#176;C for 15 min. 
		NOTE: In the field, hold the tubes in hand for 15 min. It is also suggested to incubate tubes in a simple incubator at 37 &#176;C for 15 min if the conditions allow.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Results visualization
	<ol>
		<li>Add 10 &#956;L of the mixture from step 1.3.2 into solution C and mix well.</li>
		<li>Incubate them in a 37 &#176;C incubator for 60 min.</li>
		<li>Wear goggles and observe the green fluorescence signal released from the ssDNA reporter labeled with 5&#8217; 6-Fluorescein at 5&#8217; and the fluorescence quencher at 3&#8217; through&#160;a handheld fluorescent detection device (excitation wavelength: 440 nm, emission wavelength: 500 nm). 
		NOTE:green fluorescence signal can last several days, it is better to 
		CAUTION: The light emitted by the fluorescence detection device is harmful to the eyes. Make sure to wear goggles before observing the results.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>
2. Specificity test
NOTE: To test the specificity of CLas-DETECTR, the rhizosphere bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens GV3101, Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc), and Burkholderia stabilis strain 1440 isolated in the lab24 were subjected to the CLas-DETECTR test.&#160;
NOTE: Candidatus Liberibacter (CLas) cannot be cultured. One can only obtain CLas DNA from the extraction of genomic DNA from citrus tissues infected with CLas. Xcc is the causal agent of another important citrus disease, citrus canker. Burkholderia stabilis strain 1440 is an anti-Xcc bacterium isolated in the lab. Therefore, pure strains for all these three bacteria were used
<ol>
	<li>Extract the bacterial genomic DNA (gDNA) using a bacterial genomic DNA extraction kit following the manufacturer&#8217;s protocol. Use water as a negative control.</li>
	<li>Perform PCR using 0.2 mL PCR tube strips with optical caps&#160;in a 25 &#956;L reaction mixture containing 1 &#956;L of F-RPA-RNRf, 1 &#956;L of R-RPA-RNRr, 12.5 &#956;L of Ex Taq Version 2.0 plus dye, 1 &#956;L of DNA template, and 9.5 &#956;L of H2O.
	<ol>
		<li>Use the following thermal cycling reaction conditions: 1 min at 98 &#176;C; followed by 35 cycles of 10 s at 98 &#176;C, 30 s at 55 &#176;C, 15 s at 72 &#176;C; then 10 min at 72 &#176;C; and hold at 16 &#176;C.</li>
		<li>Run the PCR products on 1% agarose gel at 120 V for 15 min.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Perform qPCR in a 20 &#956;L reaction mixture containing 0.8 &#956;L of F-RPA-RNRf, 0.8 &#956;L of R-RPA-RNRr, 10 &#956;L of 2x TB Green Premix Ex Taq II (Tli RNaseH Plus), 1 &#956;L of the DNA template, and 7.4 &#956;L of H2O.
	<ol>
		<li>Use the following thermal cycling reaction conditions: 30 s at 95 &#176;C; followed by 45 cycles of 5 s at 95 &#176;C and 32 s at 60 &#176;C; and then a melt curve stage of 15 s at 95 &#176;C, 1 min at 60 &#176;C, and 15 s at 95 &#176;C.</li>
		<li>Include three technical repeats in each repeat.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Perform the CLas-DETECTR method following steps 1.1&#8211;1.4.</li>
</ol>
3. Sensitivity comparison
<ol>
	<li>To test the sensitivity of CLas DETECTR, detect a series of CLas DNA fragment dilutions using PCR, CLas-DETECTR, and qPCR, as described above.</li>
	<li>Amplify a DNA segment with a length of 1,060 bp from nrdB using the primer set F-RNR and R-RNR in a 100 &#956;L reaction mixture containing 4 &#956;L of F-RNR, 4 &#956;L of R-RNR, 50 &#956;L of PrimeSTAR Max Premix, 2 &#956;L of DNA template, and 40 &#956;L of H2O, following the thermal cycling reaction conditions (30 s at 98 &#176;C; followed by 35 cycles of 10 s at 98 &#176;C, 15 s at 55 &#176;C, 30 s at 72 &#176;C; then 10 min at 72 &#176;C; and hold at 16 &#176;C). 
	NOTE: The nrdB (ribonucleotide reductase &#946;- subunit) gene is specific to CLas21. One can easily obtain the nrdB amplicon from CLas-positive citrus gDNA using the primer set F-RNR and R-RNR. The primer set F-RNR and R-RNR amplifies a 1,060 bp nrdB fragment, while the primer set F-RPA-RNR and R-RPA-RNR amplifies a 104 bp fragment of the nrdB gene, which is the part of the 1,060 bp nrdB fragment.</li>
	<li>Purify the PCR products with a DNA gel extraction kit following the manufacturer&#8217;s manual.</li>
	<li>Dilute the PCR products containing the nrdB amplicons with sterilized ddH2O.</li>
	<li>Calculate the copy number of the nrdB gene using commercially available online DNA copy number and dilution calculator.</li>
	<li>Prepare DNA dilutions containing 2.01 &#215; 106 copies/&#956;L, 2.01 &#215; 105 copies/&#956;L, 2.01 &#215; 104 copies/&#956;L, 2.01 &#215; 103 copies/&#956;L, 2.01 &#215; 102 copies/&#956;L, 2.01 &#215; 101 copies/&#956;L, 2.01 &#215; 100 copies/&#956;L, and 2.01 &#215; 10&#8722;1 copies/&#956;L of CLas DNA fragment.</li>
</ol>
4. Sample detection
NOTE: After the specificity and sensitivity test, the CLas-DETECTR method was used to detect the presence of CLas in the field leaf samples collected from Newhall sweet orange trees grown in the germplasm resource nursery on the campus of Gannan Normal University, Jiangxi, China. A qPCR was performed to verify the results.
<ol>
	<li>Test a total of 15 trees. Use water as a negative control.</li>
	<li>Perform the CLas-DETECTR and qPCR methods as described above. 
	NOTE: Due to the uneven distribution characteristics of CLas in citrus, leaves showing HLB symptoms were collected as a priority. If a tree looked healthy, the leaves were collected randomlyCLas-DETECTR system works correctly.</li>
</ol>

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This study presents a rapid and portable method to detect CLas named CLas-DETECTR, which combines the RPA and CRISPR-Cas12a systems. The workflow is illustrated in Figure 1. CLas-DETECTR detects CLas with specificity and sensitivity (Figure 2 and Figure 3). Furthermore, using Newhall leaf samples, CLas-DETECTR detects CLas with the same sensitivity as qPCR (Figure 4). Notably, the detec...

Huanglongbing (HLB) is one of the most problematic citrus diseases worldwide1. HLB is caused by the phloem-colonizing and fastidious bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter spp., including Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), Ca. L. africanus, and Ca. L. americanus2. The most prevalent HLB-associated species in China and the USA is CLas, which is transmitted by Asian citrus psyllids (Diaphorina citri) or through grafting3. After being infected by CLas, citrus trees demonstrate growth decline until death2. The common symptoms of citrus leaves infected with CLas are blotchy mottle, green islands (small circular dark green dots), raised corky veins on thicker and leathery leaves, and nonuniform yellowing shoots2. In addition, fruits infected with CLas appear small and lopsided2.
Since no citrus variety is resistant to HLB and there is no therapeutic cure for HLB, the prevention of HLB requires the quarantine and isolation of CLas-positive citrus trees2,3. Therefore, early detection is critical for monitoring and quarantine to prevent the spread of CLas and minimize economic losses3. In addition, sensitive CLas detection is needed due to the low titer of CLas in plants during the early stage of infection3. In China, CLas detection is usually conducted by certain certified test centers. However, the detection process usually takes at least 1 week, and the detection fee is expensive.&#160;Therefore, to help monitor the HLB incidence
Various technologies have been applied to diagnose HLB4,5,6,7,8,9. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and quantitative PCR (qPCR) are the most used tools for CLas detection due to their high sensitivity and specificity4,5. However, those technologies rely heavily on expensive instruments and highly skilled personnel. In addition, several isothermal amplification methods, such as loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), have been developed as attractive alternatives to conventional PCR methods due to their simplicity, rapidity, and low cost8,9,10. However, it is challenging to apply them to accurately detect CLas due to the non-specific amplification signals, which may cause false-positive results.
RNA-guided CRISPR/Cas (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated) endonuclease-based nucleic acid detection has been developed as a next-generation molecular diagnostics technology owing to its high sensitivity, specificity, and reliability11,12,13,14. These CRISPR/Cas diagnostics technologies rely on the collateral nuclease activity of Cas proteins to cleave single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) modified with a fluorescent reporter and a fluorescence quencher at each end of the oligonucleotides, as well as a fluorescence detection device to capture the released fluorescent reporter11,12. The nuclease activity of several Cas effectors activated by the CRISPR RNA (crRNA) target duplex can indiscriminately cleave the surrounding non-target ssDNA11. CRISPR-Cas12a (also called Cpf 1), a class 2 type V-A CRISPR/Cas system, demonstrates several advantages compared with Cas9, such as a lower mismatch tolerance and greater specificity13.&#160;The Cas12a/crRNA system has been applied for the sensitive and specific detection of the nucleic acids of human pathogens and phytopathogens14,15,16,17,18. Therefore, utilizing the Cas12a/crRNA system should enable the accurate and sensitive detection of the nucleic acid of CLas.
Cas12a alone is not theoretically sensitive enough to detect low levels of nucleic acids. Therefore, to improve its detection sensitivity, CRISPR-Cas12a detection is typically combined with an isothermal amplification step14,15. Recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) enables sensitive and rapid isothermal DNA amplification in a temperature range from 37 &#176;C to 42 &#176;C19.
A detection platform called DETECTR (DNA Endonuclease Targeted CRISPR Trans Reporter) that combines the DNase activity of Cas12a with RPA and a fluorescence readout has been recently devised12 and has been shown to detect nucleic acid with higher sensitivity20. Furthermore, the fluorescence signal emitted from the positive samples can be observed through a handheld fluorescence detection device in the field.
Since we amplified DNA with RPA, designed crRNA targeting the five-copy nrdB (ribonucleotide reductase &#946;- subunit) gene specific to CLas21, and employed the DNase activity of the Cas12a protein, we called this CLas detection method CLas-DETECTR. Compared with existing CLas detection methods, CLas-DETECTR is fast, accurate, sensitive, and deployable.

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field-deployable candidatus liberibacter asiaticus detection using recombinase polymerase amplification combined with crispr-cas12a

Field-Deployable Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus Detection Using Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Combined with CRISPR-Cas12a

The early detection of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) by citrus growers facilitates early intervention and prevents the spread of disease. A simple method for rapid and portable Huanglongbing (HLB) diagnosis is presented here that combines recombinase polymerase amplification and a fluorescent reporter utilizing the nuclease activity of the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated 12a (CRISPR-Cas12a) system. The sensitivity of this technique is much higher than PCR. Furthermore, this method showed similar results to qPCR when leaf samples were used. Compared with conventional CLas detection methods, the detection method presented here can be completed in 90 min and works in an isothermal condition that does not require the use of PCR machines. In addition, the results can be visualized through a handheld fluorescent detection device in the field.

Here, we have described a portable platform, CLas-DETECTR, combing the RPA and CRISPR-Cas12a systems to diagnose HLB in the field. The schema of CLas-DETECTR is illustrated in Figure 1A.
When leaf samples from the HLB-infected and HLB-uninfected Newhall trees (Figure 1B), for which the presence of CLas was confirmed by PCR (Figure 1C), were subjected to the CLas-DETECTR test, a green fluorescence signal w...

In this work, a rapid, sensitive, and portable detection method for Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus based on recombinase polymerase amplification combined with CRISPR-Cas12a was developed.

The early detection of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) by citrus growers facilitates early intervention and prevents the spread of disease. A ...

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Learn field-deployable detection of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus using recombinase polymerase amplification with CRISPR-Cas12a. This rapid 90-minute method enables sensitive citrus disease diagnosis.

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