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 …

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 …

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 …

Hallmarks of cardiovascular ageing

M Abdellatif, PP Rainer, S Sedej… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Normal circulatory function is a key determinant of disease-free life expectancy (healthspan).
Indeed, pathologies affecting the cardiovascular system, which are growing in prevalence …

The role of cellular senescence in cardiac disease: basic biology and clinical relevance

M Mehdizadeh, M Aguilar, E Thorin… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Cellular senescence, classically defined as stable cell cycle arrest, is implicated in biological
processes such as embryogenesis, wound healing and ageing. Senescent cells have a …

[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 …

Circular RNA in cancer

VM Conn, AM Chinnaiyan, SJ Conn - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Over the past decade, circular RNA (circRNA) research has evolved into a bona fide
research field shedding light on the functional consequence of this unique family of RNA …

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 …

Exosomal circRNAs: biogenesis, effect and application in human diseases

Y Wang, J Liu, J Ma, T Sun, Q Zhou, W Wang, G Wang… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Exosomes have emerged as critical mediators of intercellular communication, both locally
and systemically, by regulating a diverse range of biological processes between cells …