Past, present, and future of circRNAs
Exonic circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed RNA molecules generated by a process named back‐splicing. circRNAs are highly abundant in eukaryotes, and many of them are evolutionary conserved. In metazoans, circular RNAs are expressed in a tissue‐specific manner, are highly stable, and accum...
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| Vydané v: | The EMBO journal Ročník 38; číslo 16; s. e100836 - n/a |
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| Hlavní autori: | , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
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London
Nature Publishing Group UK
15.08.2019
Springer Nature B.V John Wiley and Sons Inc |
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| ISSN: | 0261-4189, 1460-2075, 1460-2075 |
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| Shrnutí: | Exonic circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed RNA molecules generated by a process named back‐splicing. circRNAs are highly abundant in eukaryotes, and many of them are evolutionary conserved. In metazoans, circular RNAs are expressed in a tissue‐specific manner, are highly stable, and accumulate with age in neural tissues. circRNA biogenesis can regulate the production of the linear RNA counterpart in
cis
as back‐splicing competes with linear splicing. Recent reports also demonstrate functions for some circRNAs in
trans
: Certain circRNAs interact with microRNAs, some are translated, and circRNAs have been shown to regulate immune responses and behavior. Here, we review current knowledge about animal circRNAs and summarize new insights into potential circRNA functions, concepts of their origin, and possible future directions in the field.
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This review summarizes the current knowledge on circRNA biogenesis, mechanisms of circRNA expression regulation, their functions and evolution. |
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| Bibliografia: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 ObjectType-Review-3 content type line 23 These authors contributed equally to this work |
| ISSN: | 0261-4189 1460-2075 1460-2075 |
| DOI: | 10.15252/embj.2018100836 |