Affiliation:
1. Doping Control Center Korea Institute of Science and Technology Seoul Republic of Korea
2. Interdisciplinary Program of Bioengineering Seoul National University Seoul Republic of Korea
3. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics Seoul National University Seoul Republic of Korea
4. Bio‐Max/N‐Bio Institute Seoul National University Seoul Republic of Korea
5. School of Chemical and Biological Engineering Seoul National University Seoul Republic of Korea
6. Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD) Seoul National University Seoul Republic of Korea
Abstract
AbstractOne of the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in human erythropoietin (hEPO), the c.577del variant, can produces 26 amino acids longer than the wild‐type hEPO, posing a risk of misinterpretation in routine doping analysis. To prevent this, the World Anti‐Doping Agency (WADA) included a procedure for reporting the sequencing results regarding the presence or absence of SNPs for suspected cases in the new version of the technical document for recombinant EPO in 2022. However, it is very expensive for anti‐doping laboratories to purchase a gene sequencing analyzer, which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, and only a few companies provide specific gene sequencing services with accredited certification. Therefore, in this study, we developed a simple visualization method for the c.577del of the EPO variant at the gene level. The gene fragment of the EPO gene, including c.577del, was amplified using a fast polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the PCR products were incubated with the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/deadCas9 system using variant‐specific single‐guide RNA (sgRNA). This ribonucleoprotein complex binds specifically to the EPO variant gene fragment, causing a band shift on native‐PAGE. We designed 4 sgRNAs that can bind only to the EPO variant or wild‐type gene. In addition, an electrophoretic mobility shift assay on a gel demonstrated that one of the sgRNAs had a high level of specificity. Consequently, the c.577del variant was selectively detected by visualizing the target fragment of the gene on the gel within 3 h using only 3 μl of the whole blood.
Funder
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Subject
Spectroscopy,Pharmaceutical Science,Environmental Chemistry,Analytical Chemistry
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