ReviewRNA biology2021
The emerging role and significance of circular RNAs in viral infections and antiviral immune responses: possible implication as theranostic agents.
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- CircMYO9A inhibits influenza A virus replication by dampening haemagglutinin cleavage via increasing SERPINE1/PAI-1 expression.Emerging microbes & infections · 2025Article
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- The identification of a blood circular RNA signature that differentiates Chikungunya virus infection.Frontiers in genetics · 2025Article
- Circular RNAs in Blood and Its Clinical Relevance.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025Review
- The multifaceted roles of circular RNAs in cancer hallmarks: From mechanisms to clinical implications.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2024Review
- Circular RNA as a Biomarker for Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapeutic Target in Acute and Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2024Review
- Imaging and quantification of human and viral circular RNAs.Nucleic acids research · 2024Article
- Engineering circular RNA for molecular and metabolic reprogramming.Functional & integrative genomics · 2024Review
- Noncoding RNAs in rheumatoid arthritis: modulators of the NF-κB signaling pathway and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
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- Lessons Learnt from COVID-19: Computational Strategies for Facing Present and Future Pandemics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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- New insights on circular RNAs and their potential applications as biomarkers, therapeutic agents, and preventive vaccines in viral infections: with a glance at SARS-CoV-2.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2022Review
- The role of estrogen in circular RNA and metabonomics in aAnnals of translational medicine · 2022Article
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are ubiquitously expressed, covalently closed rings, produced by pre-mRNA splicing in a reversed order during post-transcriptional processing. Circularity endows 3'-5'-linked circRNAs with stability and resistance to exonucleolytic degradation which raises the question whether circRNAs may be relevant as potential therapeutic targets or agents. High stability in biological systems is the most remarkable property and a major criterion for why circRNAs could be exploited for a range of RNA-centred medical applications. Even though various biological roles and regulatory functions of circRNAs have been reported, their in-depth study is challenging because of their circular structure and sequence-overlap with linear mRNA counterparts. Moreover, little is known about their role in viral infections and in antiviral immune responses. We believe that an in-depth and detailed understanding of circRNA mediated viral protein regulations will increase our knowledge of the biology of these novel molecules. In this review, we aimed to provide a comprehensive basis and overview on the biogenesis, significance and regulatory roles of circRNAs in the context of antiviral immune responses and viral infections including hepatitis C virus infection, hepatitis B virus infection, hepatitis delta virus infection, influenza A virus infection, Epstein-Barr virus infection, kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus infection, human cytomegalovirus infection, herpes simplex virus infection, human immunodeficiency virus infection, porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus infection, ORF virus infection, avian leukosis virus infection, simian vacuolating virus 40 infection, transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus infection, and bovine viral diarrhoea virus infection. We have also discussed the critical regulatory role of circRNAs in provoking antiviral immunity, providing evidence for implications as therapeutic agents and as diagnostic markers.
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