QuickFit: A High-Throughput RT-qPCR-Based Assay to Quantify Viral Growth and Fitness In Vitro
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Author(s)
Galvez, Nicolas M. S.
Sheehan, Maegan L.
Lin, Allen Z.
Cao, Yi
Lam, Evan C.
Jackson, Abigail M.
Balazs, Alejandro B.
Date Issued
August 19, 2024
Journal
Viruses
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Citation
Galvez, N.M.S.; Sheehan, M.L.; Lin, A.Z.; Cao, Y.; Lam, E.C.; Jackson, A.M.; Balazs, A.B. QuickFit: A High-Throughput RT-qPCR-Based Assay to Quantify Viral Growth and Fitness In Vitro. Viruses 2024, 16, 1320.
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Abstract
Quantifying viral growth rates is key to understanding evolutionary dynamics and the potential for mutants to escape antiviral drugs. Defining evolutionary escape paths and their impact on viral fitness allows for the development of drugs that are resistant to escape. In the case of HIV, combination antiretroviral therapy can successfully prevent or treat infection, but it relies on strict adherence to prevent escape. Here, we present a method termed QuickFit that enables the quantification of viral fitness by employing large numbers of parallel viral cultures to measure growth rates accurately. QuickFit consistently recapitulated HIV growth measurements obtained by traditional approaches, but with significantly higher throughput and lower rates of error. This method represents a promising tool for rapid and consistent evaluation of viral fitness.
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Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard
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https://doi.org/10.3390/v16081320
