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ArticleNucleic acids research2026

CIRCpedia v3: an interactive database for circular RNA characterization and functional exploration.

Si-Nan Zhai, Yu-Yao Zhang, Mo-Han Chen, Zhi-Can Fu, Ling-Ling Chen, Xu-Kai Ma, Li Yang

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  4. Overview of circular RNA databases and other resources.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026
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Si-Nan ZhaiCenter for Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, International Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Yu-Yao ZhangCenter for Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, International Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Mo-Han ChenCenter for Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, International Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Zhi-Can FuCenter for Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, International Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Ling-Ling ChenState Key Laboratory of RNA Innovation, Science and Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
Xu-Kai MaCenter for Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, International Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Li YangCenter for Molecular Medicine, Children's Hospital of Fudan University and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics, International Laboratory of Medical Epigenetics and Metabolism, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8833-7473

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFA1300503National Key Research and Development Program of China 2024YFC3405900National Key Research and Development Program of China 2024YFC3405902National Natural Science Foundation of China 32430018Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 23DX1900102Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 23JS1400300Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 23YF1407400
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances on genome-wide profiling and characterization of circular RNAs have suggested their versatile roles in diverse biological processes, yet systematic elucidation of their molecular characteristics and functional mechanisms remains challenging. Here, we introduce CIRCpedia v3 (https://bits.fudan.edu.cn/circpediav3), an expanded repository to annotate both circular RNAs from back-splicing of exons (circRNAs) and circular RNAs from intron lariats (ciRNAs) by profiling 2413 sequencing datasets across 20 species. Building upon the previous version of CIRCpedia, this release identifies >2 million circular RNAs and introduces transformative advances to facilitate circular RNA research: (i) community-recommended nomenclature with enhanced molecular profiling, enabling quantitative comparison of circular/linear isoform dynamics; (ii) an interactive platform with real-time comparative analyses of circRNAs and visualizations; and (iii) integrated toolkits to identify base-editable sites, predict circRNA subcellular localization, detect circRNA degradation signals for stability optimization, predict m6A modification sites, assess circRNA coding potential, and design divergent polymerase chain reaction primers and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). By integrating insights from cross-species expression, molecular characterization, and functional predictions, CIRCpedia v3 empowers researchers to prioritize context-specific circular RNA candidates in biological or disease conditions and to accelerate mechanistic discovery and therapeutic development.

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Databases, GeneticDatabases, Nucleic AcidRNA, CircularAnimalsComputational BiologyExonsHumansIntronsRNA SplicingSoftwareRNA, Circular

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