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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Circular RNA Expression and Interaction Patterns Are Perturbed in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Chiara Aquilina-Reid, Samuel Brennan, Ashton Curry-Hyde, Guus M Teunisse, The Nygc Als Consortium, Michael Janitz

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis as a Systemic Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Chiara Aquilina-ReidGenieUs Genomics Pty Ltd., Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
Samuel BrennanGenieUs Genomics Pty Ltd., Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
Ashton Curry-HydeSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Guus M TeunisseGenieUs Genomics Pty Ltd., Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
The Nygc Als ConsortiumThe New York Genome Center, 101 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013, USA.
Michael JanitzSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4878-0259
UNSW Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a type of long noncoding RNA that are highly abundant and highly conserved throughout evolution and exhibit differential expression patterns in various tissue types in multiple diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The most well-known function of circRNAs is their ability to act as microRNA (miRNA) sponges. This entails circRNA binding to miRNA, which would otherwise target and degrade messenger RNA, thus affecting gene expression. This study analyzed ALS patient samples from three spinal cord regions to investigate circular transcriptome perturbation and circular RNA-microRNA-mRNA interactions. Using stringent statistical parameters, we identified 92 differentially expressed circRNAs across the spinal cord tissues with the aim of identifying specific circRNAs with biomarker potential. We also found evidence for differential expression of 37 linear RNAs possibly due to miRNA sequestration by circRNAs, thus revealing their potential as novel biomarkers and therapeutic candidates for ALS.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisMicroRNAsBiomarkersGene Expression ProfilingHumansRNARNA, CircularRNA, MessengerTranscriptomeBiomarkersMicroRNAsRNARNA, CircularRNA, Messengeramyotrophic lateral sclerosiscircular RNAsmicroRNAsspinal cordtranscriptome sequencing

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PMID36498994
PMCPMC9739162
OpenAlexW4309855439

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