For Cas12a gate, the reaction was initiated by 50 nM LbCas12a and 50 nM gRNA with various concentrations of the target DNA and 1 μM FQ reporter substrates in 20-μl reaction volume [20 mM tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 100 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 1 mM DTT, 5% glycerol, and heparin (50 μg/ml)]. The reactions were performed in the 96-well PCR plates (100 μl) at 37°C for 4 hours with fluorescence measurements taken every 30 s.
For CONAN, 1 μM LbCas12a with 50 nM gRNA-T, 500 nM aDNA, and 1 μM scgRNA was mixed with various concentrations of the target DNA that were added directly into the 20-μl reaction volume. The reactions were performed in the 96-well PCR plate (100 μl) at 37°C for 4 hours with fluorescence measurements taken every 30 s.