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Table 2 Comparison of major platforms incorporating CRISPR/Cas-based 13

From: Programmable Biosensors Based on RNA-Guided CRISPR/Cas Endonuclease

System name

Effector

Recognition

type

Sensitivity

Specificity

Signal

amplification

Quantitative

Multiplex

Time

Readout

Infrastructure

requirement

Reference

SHERLOCKv1

LwaCas13a

DNA/Virus RNA

aM

1 nt

RPA

N

Na

2–5 h

Fluorescence

Substantial

[54]

SHERLOCKv2

LwaCas13a, Cca-Cas13b, Psm-Cas13b

DNA/Virus RNA

zM

1 nt

RPA

Yb

Y

~  1 h

Fluorescence, Naked-eye

observation

Substantial/Few

[15]

m1A detection

LbuCas13a

m1A-RNA

fM

1 nt

N

Y

N

~ 10 min

Fluorescence

Substantial

[55]

On-for-all Biosensor

LwaCas13a

Tumor marker miRNA

pM

1 nt

N

Y

N

~  4 h

Electrochemical signal

Few

[20]

POC system

LwaCas13a

Ebola RNA

20 pfu

1 nt

N

Y

N

~  5 min

Fluorescence

Substantial

[14]

Colorimetric platform

LwaCas13a

Virus RNA

200 copies

1 nt

N

Y

N

~  1 h

Naked eye

observation

Few

[13]

  1. a: zM, 10−21 M or zeptomole/L; aM, 10−18 M or attomole/L; fM, 10−15 M or femtomole/L; N, no; NA, not applicable; nt, nucleotide; Y, yes. b: Scale level quantitative results achieved. CLISA: CRISPR/Cas13a signal amplification-linked immunosorbent assay