Specific expression and functions of circular RNAs

S Misir, N Wu, BB Yang - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2022 - nature.com
In recent years, circular RNAs (circRNAs), a new class of RNA molecules characterized by
their covalently closed circular structure, have become a new research paradigm in RNA …

Targeting circular RNAs as a therapeutic approach: current strategies and challenges

AT He, J Liu, F Li, BB Yang - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Significant progress has been made in circular RNA (circRNA) research in recent years.
Increasing evidence suggests that circRNAs play important roles in many cellular processes …

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 …

CircRNAs: role in human diseases and potential use as biomarkers

L Verduci, E Tarcitano, S Strano, Y Yarden… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of endogenous RNAs characterized by a covalent
loop structure. In comparison to other types of RNAs, the abundance of circRNAs is relatively …

The biogenesis, biology and characterization of circular RNAs

LS Kristensen, MS Andersen, LVW Stagsted… - Nature reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed, endogenous biomolecules in eukaryotes
with tissue-specific and cell-specific expression patterns, whose biogenesis is regulated by …

The biogenesis, functions, and challenges of circular RNAs

X Li, L Yang, LL Chen - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Covalently closed circular RNAs (circRNAs) are produced by precursor mRNA back-splicing
of exons of thousands of genes in eukaryotes. circRNAs are generally expressed at low …

Circular RNAs act as miRNA sponges

AC Panda - Circular RNAs: biogenesis and functions, 2018 - Springer
Majority of RNAs expressed in animal cells lack protein-coding ability. Unlike other cellular
RNAs, circular (circ) RNAs include a large family of noncoding (nc) RNAs that lack the 5′ or …

Circular RNA and its mechanisms in disease: from the bench to the clinic

B Han, J Chao, H Yao - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
The emerging recognition of the functional roles of circular RNAs (circRNAs) has given rise
to a new perspective regarding our understanding of cellular physiology and disease …

Circular RNA circMTO1 acts as the sponge of microRNA‐9 to suppress hepatocellular carcinoma progression

D Han, J Li, H Wang, X Su, J Hou, Y Gu, C Qian… - Hepatology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Endoscopic variceal ligation plus beta‐blockers (EVL+ BB) is currently recommended for
variceal rebleeding prophylaxis, a recommendation that extends to all patients with cirrhosis …

CircRNA: a novel type of biomarker for cancer

H Zhang, L Jiang, D Sun, J Hou, Z Ji - Breast cancer, 2018 - Springer
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of long, non-coding RNAs molecules that shape a
covalently closed continuous loop which have no 5′–3′ polarity and contain no polyA tail …