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ReviewFrontiers in genetics2023

Newly discovered circRNAs encoding proteins: recent progress.

Xiaotong Shi, Shiyu Liao, Zhiguo Bi, Jianguo Liu, Hua Li, Chunyang Feng

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Review in Frontiers in genetics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The "cutting edge" of non-canonical RNA splicing.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026
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  12. Circular RNA-Encoded Proteins in Disease Pathogenesis.International journal of biological sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaotong Shi *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Shiyu Liao *Department of Orthopedics, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Zhiguo BiDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Jianguo LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Hua LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Chunyang FengDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chao-yang Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Capital Medical University · CNJilin University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular RNA (circRNA) is a special class of noncoding RNA molecules and the latest research hotspot in the field of RNA. CircRNA molecules have a closed loop structure, which is not affected by RNA exonuclease and has the characteristics of more stable expression. Previous studies have shown that circRNA molecules are rich in microRNA (miRNA) binding sites and act as miRNA sponges in cells. By interacting with miRNAs associated with tumors and other diseases, circRNAs play an important regulatory role. However, circRNAs have recently been found to have small open reading frames that enable them to encode peptides/proteins. These proteins have been reported to play an important role in the mechanism of regulation of a variety of diseases and have great potential in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. In this review, we summarize the mechanism of action of the newly discovered circRNA-coding proteins since 2022 and briefly describe their research process. In addition, we also discuss the prediction model of the functional sites and encoded proteins of circRNAs, which provides a potential idea for future research on circRNAs.

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circular RNAdisease progressionencoded proteinosteosarcoma pathologyregulatory mechanism

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PMID37829278
PMCPMC10565661
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