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ReviewJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2021

Translation role of circRNAs in cancers.

Yaqin Lu, Zhe Li, Chen Lin, Jian Zhang, Zhisen Shen

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Review in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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86citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

86 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  17. Role of circular RNAs in preeclampsia (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yaqin LuNingbo University School of Medicine, Ningbo, China.
Zhe LiNingbo University School of Medicine, Ningbo, China.
Chen LinNingbo University School of Medicine, Ningbo, China.
Jian ZhangLi Huili Hospital Affiliated to Ningbo University School, Ningbo, China.
Zhisen ShenLi Huili Hospital Affiliated to Ningbo University School, Ningbo, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9958-3100

Funding

Medical and Health Research Project of Zhejiang Province 2019ZD018Medical and Health Research Project of Zhejiang Province 2021KY307Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo 202003N4239Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LQ21H130001Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LY20H130001Ningbo Health Branding Subject Fund PPXK2018-02Ningbo Science and Technology Project 202003N4238Ningbo "Technology Innovation 2025" Major Special Project 2018B10015Ningbo "Technology Innovation 2025" Major Special Project 2020Z09Zhejiang Province Medicine and Health Technology Plan Project 2017KY133
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) constitute a class of covalently closed RNA molecules. With the continuous advancement of high-throughput sequencing technology and bioinformatics tools, many circRNAs have been identified in various human tissues and cell lines. Notably, recent studies have indicated that some circRNAs have translational functions. Internal ribosome entry sites and the N6-methyladenosine modification mediate cap-independent translation. This review describes these two translation mechanisms and verification methods at the molecular level. Databases (including ORF Finder, Pfam, BLASTp, CircRNADb, CircBase, CircPro, CircCode, IRESite, IRESbase) were used to analyze whether circRNAs have the structural characteristic of translation. CircRNA minigene reporter system containing green fluorescent protein (GFP) confirmed the translation potential of circRNAs. Also, we briefly summarize the roles of proteins/peptides encoded by circRNAs (circFBXW7, circFNDC3B, circLgr4, circPPP1R12A, circMAPK1, circβ-catenin, circGprc5a, circ-SHPRH, circPINTexon2, circAKT3) that have been verified thus far in human cancers (triple-negative breast cancer, colon cancer, gastric cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, bladder cancer, glioblastoma). Those findings suggest circRNAs have a great implication in translation of the human genome.

Indexed as

Translational Research, BiomedicalAdenosineAnimalsHumansModels, BiologicalNeoplasmsRNA CapsRNA, CircularAdenosineN-methyladenosineRNA CapsRNA, Circularcancerscircular RNAsinternal ribosome entry sitesN6-methyladenosinetranslation

Identifiers

PMID34097315
PMCPMC8275004

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