Circular RNA: metabolism, functions and interactions with proteins

WY Zhou, ZR Cai, J Liu, DS Wang, HQ Ju, RH Xu - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Circular RNAs (CircRNAs) are single-stranded, covalently closed RNA molecules
that are ubiquitous across species ranging from viruses to mammals. Important advances …

The expanding regulatory mechanisms and cellular functions of circular RNAs

LL Chen - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Many protein-coding genes in higher eukaryotes can produce circular RNAs (circRNAs)
through back-splicing of exons. CircRNAs differ from mRNAs in their production, structure …

[HTML][HTML] Circular RNA-protein interactions: functions, mechanisms, and identification

A Huang, H Zheng, Z Wu, M Chen, Y Huang - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed, endogenous RNAs with no 5′ end caps or
3′ poly (A) tails. These RNAs are expressed in tissue-specific, cell-specific, and …

Translation and functional roles of circular RNAs in human cancer

M Lei, G Zheng, Q Ning, J Zheng, D Dong - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new class of non-coding RNAs formed by covalently closed
loops through backsplicing. Recent methodologies have enabled in-depth characterization …

Circular RNAs in cancer: biogenesis, function, and clinical significance

J Li, D Sun, W Pu, J Wang, Y Peng - Trends in cancer, 2020 - cell.com
Circular RNA (circRNA) is a class of single-stranded molecules with tissue/development-
specific expression patterns. Unlike linear RNA, circRNA forms a covalently closed loop …

Exosomal circSHKBP1 promotes gastric cancer progression via regulating the miR-582-3p/HUR/VEGF axis and suppressing HSP90 degradation

M Xie, T Yu, X Jing, L Ma, Y Fan, F Yang, P Ma… - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play important regulatory roles in the
development of various cancers. However, biological functions and the underlying …

The interaction of circRNAs and RNA binding proteins: an important part of circRNA maintenance and function

J Zang, D Lu, A Xu - Journal of neuroscience research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread expression of circular RNAs (circRNAs) is regarded as a feature of gene
expression in highly diverged eukaryotes. Recent studies have shown that circRNAs can act …

CircRNA: a rising star in gastric cancer

R Li, J Jiang, H Shi, H Qian, X Zhang, W Xu - Cellular and Molecular Life …, 2020 - Springer
In recent years, a large number of circRNAs have been identified in mammalian cells with
high-throughput sequencing technologies and bioinformatics. The aberrant expression of …

Biogenesis and functions of circular RNAs come into focus

MS Xiao, Y Ai, JE Wilusz - Trends in cell biology, 2020 - cell.com
Many eukaryotic protein-coding genes are able to generate exonic circular RNAs. Most of
these covalently linked transcripts are expressed at low levels, but some accumulate to …

Epigenetic silencing of CDR1as drives IGF2BP3-mediated melanoma invasion and metastasis

D Hanniford, A Ulloa-Morales, A Karz… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Metastasis is the primary cause of death of cancer patients. Dissecting mechanisms
governing metastatic spread may uncover important tumor biology and/or yield promising …