Techniques for investigating lncRNA transcript functions in neurodevelopment

T Srinivas, E Siqueira, S Guil - Molecular Psychiatry, 2024 - nature.com
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are sequences of 200 nucleotides or more that are
transcribed from a large portion of the mammalian genome. While hypothesized to have a …

The design and synthesis of circular RNAs

P Obi, YG Chen - Methods, 2021 - Elsevier
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a novel class of RNAs distinguished by their single-stranded,
covalently-closed topology. Although initially perceived as rare byproducts of aberrant …

Circular RNA vaccine in disease prevention and treatment

D Niu, Y Wu, J Lian - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2023 - nature.com
CircRNAs are a class of single-stranded RNAs with covalently linked head-to-tail topology.
In the decades since its initial discovery, their biogenesis, regulation, and function have …

Engineering highly efficient backsplicing and translation of synthetic circRNAs

RM Meganck, J Liu, AE Hale, KE Simon… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2021 - cell.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are highly stable RNA molecules that are attractive templates for
expression of therapeutic proteins and non-coding RNAs. In eukaryotes, circRNAs are …

Tissue-dependent expression and translation of circular RNAs with recombinant AAV vectors in vivo

RM Meganck, EK Borchardt, RMC Rivera… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2018 - cell.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are long-lived, covalently closed RNAs that are abundantly
expressed and evolutionarily conserved across eukaryotes. Possible functions ranging from …

PERSIST platform provides programmable RNA regulation using CRISPR endoRNases

B DiAndreth, N Wauford, E Hu, S Palacios… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Regulated transgene expression is an integral component of gene therapies, cell therapies
and biomanufacturing. However, transcription factor-based regulation, upon which most …

Circular RNAs: A novel target among non‑coding RNAs with potential roles in malignant tumors

W Zhao, M Dong, J Pan, Y Wang… - Molecular …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of non‑coding RNAs that are generated via alternative
back‑splicing, which connects the terminal 5'and 3'ends. Due to their unique loop structure …

Insights into the involvement of circular RNAs in autoimmune diseases

X Zhai, Y Zhang, S Xin, P Cao, J Lu - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are single-stranded, endogenous, non-coding RNA (ncRNA)
molecules formed by the backsplicing of messenger RNA (mRNA) precursors and have …

Reinventing the wheel: synthetic circular RNAs for mammalian cell engineering

A Costello, NT Lao, N Barron, M Clynes - Trends in biotechnology, 2020 - cell.com
The circular RNA renaissance is upon us. Recent reports demonstrate applications of
synthetic circular RNA molecules as gene therapies and in the production of biologics from …

Circular RNA and intervertebral disc degeneration: unravelling mechanisms and implications

G Xie, T Wu, G Ji, H Wu, Y Lai, B Wei… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Low back pain (LBP) is a major public health problem worldwide and a significant health
and economic burden. Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is the reason for LBP …