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ArticleTheranostics2017

A Circular RNA Binds To and Activates AKT Phosphorylation and Nuclear Localization Reducing Apoptosis and Enhancing Cardiac Repair.

Yan Zeng, William W Du, Yingya Wu, Zhenguo Yang, Faryal Mehwish Awan, Xiangmin Li, Weining Yang, Chao Zhang, Qi Yang, Albert Yee and 9 more

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Article in Theranostics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 252 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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252citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
12.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

252 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 421 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Emerging role of circular RNAs in diabetic retinopathy.The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Yan ZengSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
William W DuSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Yingya WuSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Zhenguo YangSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Faryal Mehwish AwanSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Xiangmin LiSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Weining YangSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Chao ZhangSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Qi YangSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Albert YeeSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Yu ChenThe First Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Fenghua YangGuangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute, Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong, China.
Huan SunToronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Ren HuangGuangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute, Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong, China.
Albert J YeeSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Ren-Ke LiToronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Zhongkai WuThe First Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Peter H BackxToronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Burton B YangSunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Health Sciences Centre · CASunnybrook Health Science Centre · CAUniversity Health Network · CAGuangdong Laboratory Animals Monitoring Institute · CNSunnybrook Research InstituteUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

CIHR PJT-149083
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As central nodes in cardiomyocyte signaling, nuclear AKT appears to play a cardio-protective role in cardiovascular disease. Here we describe a circular RNA, circ-Amotl1 that is highly expressed in neonatal human cardiac tissue, and potentiates AKT-enhanced cardiomyocyte survival. We hypothesize that circ-Amotl1 binds to PDK1 and AKT1, leading to AKT1 phosphorylation and nuclear translocation. In primary cardiomyocytes, epithelial cells, and endothelial cells, we found that forced circ-Amotl1 expression increased the nuclear fraction of pAKT. We further detected increased nuclear pAKT in circ-Amotl1-treated hearts. In vivo, circ-Amotl1 expression was also found to be protective against Doxorubicin (Dox)-induced cardiomyopathy. Putative PDK1- and AKT1-binding sites were then identified

Indexed as

1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-KinaseAnimalsApoptosisHumansInfant, NewbornIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMicroRNAsMyocytes, CardiacPhosphorylationProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring KinaseRatsRNARNA, Circular1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-KinaseMicroRNAsPDK1 protein, humanPdk1 protein, mousePdk1 protein, ratProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring KinaseRNARNA, CircularAKTapoptosiscirc-Amotl1heart repair.PDK

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PMID29109781
PMCPMC5667408
OpenAlexW2754041968

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