The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic
repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated
protein 12 (Cas12) system is attracting interest for its potential
as a next-generation nucleic acid detection tool. The system can recognize
double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) based on Cas12-CRISPR RNA (crRNA) and
induce signal transduction by collateral cleavage. This property is
expected to simplify comprehensive genotyping. Here, we report a solid-phase
collateral cleavage (SPCC) reaction by CRISPR/Cas12 and its application
toward one-pot multiplex dsDNA detection with minimal operational
steps. In the sensor, Cas12-crRNA and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)
are immobilized on the sensing surface and act as enzyme and reporter
substrates, respectively. We also report a dual-target dsDNA sensor
prepared by immobilizing Cas12-crRNA and a fluorophore-labeled ssDNA
reporter on separate spots. When a spot captures a target dsDNA sequence,
it cleaves the ssDNA reporter on the same spot and reduces its fluorescence
by 42.1–57.3%. Crucially, spots targeting different sequences
do not show a reduction in fluorescence, thus confirming the one-pot
multiplex dsDNA detection by SPCC. Furthermore, the sequence specificity
has a two-base resolution, and the detectable concentration for the
target dsDNA is at least 10–9 M. In the future,
the SPCC-based sensor array could achieve one-pot comprehensive genotyping
by using an array spotter as a reagent-immobilizing method.