The emerging roles of circRNAs in cancer and oncology

LS Kristensen, T Jakobsen, H Hager… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Over the past decade, circular RNAs (circRNAs) have emerged as a large class of primarily
non-coding RNA molecules, many of which have key roles in cancer development and …

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 …

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 …

The bioinformatics toolbox for circRNA discovery and analysis

L Chen, C Wang, H Sun, J Wang, Y Liang… - Briefings in …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a unique class of RNA molecule identified more than 40 years
ago which are produced by a covalent linkage via back-splicing of linear RNA. Recent …

Circular RNA CDR1as disrupts the p53/MDM2 complex to inhibit Gliomagenesis

J Lou, Y Hao, K Lin, Y Lyu, M Chen, H Wang, D Zou… - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background Inactivation of the tumor suppressor p53 is critical for pathogenesis of glioma, in
particular glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). MDM2, the main negative regulator of p53, binds …

CircRPN2 inhibits aerobic glycolysis and metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma

J Li, ZQ Hu, SY Yu, L Mao, ZJ Zhou, PC Wang, Y Gong… - Cancer Research, 2022 - AACR
Although circular RNAs (circRNA) are known to modulate tumor initiation and progression,
their role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) metastasis remains poorly understood. Here …

[PDF][PDF] Circular RNA MAT2B promotes glycolysis and malignancy of hepatocellular carcinoma through the miR‐338‐3p/PKM2 axis under hypoxic stress

Q Li, X Pan, D Zhu, Z Deng, R Jiang, X Wang - Hepatology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Glucose metabolism reprogramming, which is a well‐established characteristic of multiple
cancers, demands a higher rate of glycolysis to meet the increasing demands for …

Roles of circRNAs in the tumour microenvironment

Q Zhang, W Wang, Q Zhou, C Chen, W Yuan, J Liu… - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
The tumour microenvironment (TME) constitutes the area surrounding the tumour during its
development and has been demonstrated to play roles in cancer-related diseases through …

CircRNAs: biogenesis, functions, and role in drug-resistant Tumours

S Ma, S Kong, F Wang, S Ju - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Targeted treatment, which can specifically kill tumour cells without affecting normal cells, is a
new approach for tumour therapy. However, tumour cells tend to acquire resistance to …

Circular RNAs: expression, localization, and therapeutic potentials

Q Yang, F Li, AT He, BB Yang - Molecular therapy, 2021 - cell.com
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are RNAs with a unique circular structure that is generated from
back-splicing processes. These circular molecules were discovered more than 40 years ago …