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4 Citations
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Comprehensive Analysis of CircRNA Expression Profiles in Multiple Tissues of Pigs

  • Qingpeng Shen,
  • Wentao Gong,
  • Xiangchun Pan,
  • Jiali Cai and ,
  • Yao Jiang,
  • Mingran He,
  • Shanghui Zhao,
  • Yipeng Li,
  • Xiaolong Yuan and
  • Jiaqi Li
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

11 November 2023

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs with diverse functions, and previous studies have reported that circRNAs are involved in the growth and development of pigs. However, studies about porcine circRNAs over the past few years have...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Sights into Bioinformatics of Gene Regulations and Structure)
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  • Open Access
37 Citations
4,242 Views
16 Pages

CircRNA Expression Profile during Yak Adipocyte Differentiation and Screen Potential circRNAs for Adipocyte Differentiation

  • Yongfeng Zhang,
  • Xian Guo,
  • Jie Pei,
  • Min Chu and ,
  • Xuezhi Ding,
  • Xiaoyun Wu,
  • Chunnina Liang and
  • Ping Yan
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

10 April 2020

The yak (Bos grunniens) is subjected to nutritional deficiency during the whole winter grazing season; deciphering the adipose metabolism and energy homeostasis under cold and nutrients stress conditions could be a novel way to understand the specifi...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,400 Views
21 Pages

26 August 2021

CircRNAs are novel endogenous non-coding small RNAs involved in the regulation of multiple biological processes. However, little is known regarding circRNAs in ovarian development and maturation of fish. Our study, for the first time, provides the ge...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Application of Genetic and Genomic Biotechnology in Aquaculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,284 Views
13 Pages

CircRNA Expression Profiles in Canine Mammary Tumours

  • Yufan Zhu,
  • Baochun Lu,
  • Juye Wu,
  • Shoujun Li and
  • Kun Jia

22 April 2022

Numerous studies have shown that the occurrence and development of tumours are associated with the expression of circular RNAs (circRNAs). However, the expression profile and clinical significance of circRNAs in canine mammary tumours remain unclear....

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,950 Views
14 Pages

Role of circRNA in E3 Modification under Human Disease

  • Zishuo Chen,
  • Minkai Song,
  • Ting Wang,
  • Jiawen Gao and ,
  • Fei Lin,
  • Hui Dai and
  • Chao Zhang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

18 September 2022

Circular RNA (circRNA) is often regarded as a special kind of non-coding RNA, involved in the regulation mechanism of various diseases, such as tumors, neurological diseases, and inflammation. In a broad spectrum of biological processes, the modifica...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Circular RNAs: Functions, Applications and Prospects)
  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,405 Views
16 Pages

circRNA: A New Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Esophageal Cancer

  • Katsutoshi Shoda,
  • Yuki Kuwano,
  • Daisuke Ichikawa and
  • Kiyoshi Masuda

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) comprise a large class of endogenous non-coding RNA with covalently closed loops and have independent functions as linear transcripts transcribed from identical genes. circRNAs are generated by a “back-splicing” p...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genetic Diseases)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,310 Views
13 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification of circRNAs in Pathogenic Basidiomycetous Yeast Cryptococcus neoformans Suggests Conserved circRNA Host Genes over Kingdoms

  • Liang Huo,
  • Ping Zhang,
  • Chenxi Li,
  • Kashif Rahim and ,
  • Xiaoran Hao,
  • Biyun Xiang and
  • Xudong Zhu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

26 February 2018

Circular RNAs (circRNAs), a novel class of ubiquitous and intriguing noncoding RNA, have been found in a number of eukaryotes but not yet basidiomycetes. In this study, we identified 73 circRNAs from 39.28 million filtered RNA reads from the basidiom...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fungal Pathogenesis in Humans: The Growing Threat)
  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
8,081 Views
21 Pages

Expanding the Potential of Circular RNA (CircRNA) Vaccines: A Promising Therapeutic Approach

  • Tian Bu,
  • Ziyu Yang,
  • Jian Zhao,
  • Yanmei Gao and ,
  • Faxiang Li and
  • Rong Yang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

In recent years, circular RNAs (circRNAs) have garnered significant attention due to their unique structure and function, positioning them as promising candidates for next-generation vaccines. The circRNA vaccine, as an RNA vaccine, offers significan...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,693 Views
15 Pages

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed RNA molecules generated through a non-canonical splicing event known as back-splicing. This particular class of non-coding RNAs has attracted growing interest due to its evolutionary conservation across...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,510 Views
15 Pages

Reconstruction of Full-Length circRNA Sequences Using Chimeric Alignment Information

  • Md. Tofazzal Hossain,
  • Jingjing Zhang,
  • Md. Selim Reza,
  • Yin Peng and ,
  • Shengzhong Feng and
  • Yanjie Wei
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are RNA molecules formed by joining a downstream 3 splice donor site and an upstream 5 splice acceptor site. Several recent studies have identified circRNAs as potential biomarker for different diseases. A number of methods a...

(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,388 Views
22 Pages

Identification and Analysis of lncRNA and circRNA Related to Wheat Grain Development

  • Meng Wang,
  • Lu Wang,
  • Shuanghong Wang,
  • Junli Zhang and ,
  • Zhe Fu,
  • Panpan Wu,
  • Anqi Yang,
  • Dexiang Wu,
  • Genlou Sun and
  • Chengyu Wang
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

The role of lncRNA and circRNA in wheat grain development is still unclear. The objectives of this study were to characterize the lncRNA and circRNA in the wheat grain development and to construct the interaction network among lncRNA, circRNA, and th...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,198 Views
17 Pages

Microglia are resident innate immune cells that play an essential role in the development and surveillance of the central nervous system as well as the shared pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. Microglia rapidly respond to multiple inflammat...

(This article belongs to the Section Cell Biology and Pathology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,587 Views
12 Pages

Expression Characteristics in Roots, Phloem, Leaves, Flowers and Fruits of Apple circRNA

  • Dajiang Wang,
  • Yuan Gao,
  • Simiao Sun,
  • Lianwen Li and
  • Kun Wang

18 April 2022

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are covalently closed non-coding RNAs that play pivotal roles in various biological processes. However, circRNAs’ roles in different tissues of apple are currently unknown. A total of 6495 unique circRNAs were identifie...

(This article belongs to the Section RNA)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,252 Views
17 Pages

Rabies virus (RABV) induces acute, fatal encephalitis in mammals including humans. The circRNAs are important in virus infection process, but whether circRNAs regulated RABV infection remains largely unknown. Here, mice brain with or without the RABV...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,945 Views
14 Pages

Sp1-Mediated circRNA circHipk2 Regulates Myogenesis by Targeting Ribosomal Protein Rpl7

  • Junyu Yan,
  • Yalan Yang,
  • Xinhao Fan,
  • Yijie Tang and
  • Zhonglin Tang

8 May 2021

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) represent a class of covalently closed single-stranded RNA molecules that are emerging as essential regulators of various biological processes. The circRNA circHipk2 originates from exon 2 of the Hipk2 gene in mice and was re...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Alternative Splicing in Human Physiology and Disease)
  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,469 Views
15 Pages

Epididymal-Born circRNA Cargo and Its Implications in Male Fertility

  • Francesco Manfrevola,
  • Nicola Mosca,
  • Vincenza Grazia Mele,
  • Teresa Chioccarelli and ,
  • Antonella Migliaccio,
  • Monica Mattia,
  • Mariaceleste Pezzullo,
  • Gilda Cobellis,
  • Nicoletta Potenza and
  • Rosanna Chianese
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

The epididymis represents a pivotal organ for sperm maturation and male fertility maintenance. During the epididymal journey, sperm cells undergo morphological and molecular changes that need to acquire the morpho-functional skills necessary for succ...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,334 Views
18 Pages

20 November 2024

Oxidative stress from environmental exposures is thought to play a role in neurodevelopmental disorders; therefore, understanding the underlying molecular regulatory network is essential for mitigating its impacts. In this study, we analysed the comp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Targeting Oxidative Stress for Disease)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,901 Views
23 Pages

CPSF3 Promotes Pre-mRNA Splicing and Prevents CircRNA Cyclization in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  • Ying Huang,
  • Haofei Ji,
  • Jiani Dong,
  • Xueying Wang and ,
  • Zhilin He,
  • Zeneng Cheng and
  • Qubo Zhu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

11 August 2023

CircRNAs are crucial in tumorigenesis and metastasis, and are comprehensively downregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Previous studies demonstrated that the back-splicing of circRNAs was closely related to 3′-end splicing. As a core executor...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Cancer Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,204 Views
19 Pages

20 December 2019

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a relatively new class of RNA transcript with high abundance in the mammalian brain. Here, we show that circRNAs expression in differentiated neuroblastoma cells were significantly altered after depolarization with 107 up...

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  • Open Access
918 Views
16 Pages

Molecular Characteristics, Circularization Mechanism, and Potential Functions of circRNA-0172

  • Haojie Wang,
  • Wenhao Li,
  • Ting Yang,
  • Hao Bai and ,
  • Lingling Qiu and
  • Guobin Chang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

29 October 2025

Background/Objectives: Avian leukosis virus subgroup J (ALV-J) harms poultry via tumors and immunosuppression; MDM2-derived circRNA-0172′s role in ALV-J infection is unknown. This study explores its molecular characteristics, circularization me...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue RNA Biology and Diseases)
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  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,674 Views
22 Pages

Defense Regulatory Network Associated with circRNA in Rice in Response to Brown Planthopper Infestation

  • Hou-Hong Yang,
  • Ya-Xuan Wang,
  • Jing Xiao,
  • Yi-Fan Jia and ,
  • Fang Liu,
  • Wei-Xia Wang,
  • Qi Wei,
  • Feng-Xiang Lai,
  • Qiang Fu and
  • Pin-Jun Wan
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

26 January 2024

The brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens (Stål), a rice-specific pest, has risen to the top of the list of significant pathogens and insects in recent years. Host plant-mediated resistance is an efficient strategy for BPH control. Noneth...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Protection and Biotic Interactions)
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,677 Views
21 Pages

3 December 2021

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are linear single-stranded non-coding RNAs oligonucleotides, widely distributed in cells, playing a key role as regulators of gene expression at post-transcriptional level. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are single-stranded RNA oligonucl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Feature Paper from Journal Reviewers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,916 Views
26 Pages

Novel Insights into circRNA Saga Coming from Spermatozoa and Epididymis of HFD Mice

  • Francesco Manfrevola,
  • Teresa Chioccarelli,
  • Vincenza Grazia Mele,
  • Veronica Porreca and ,
  • Monica Mattia,
  • Donatella Cimini,
  • Antonella D’Agostino,
  • Gilda Cobellis,
  • Silvia Fasano and
  • Riccardo Pierantoni
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

Obesity is a pathophysiological disorder associated with adiposity accumulation, oxidative stress, and chronic inflammation state that is progressively increasing in younger population worldwide, negatively affecting male reproductive skills. An emer...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Novel Insights into the Biology of Spermatozoa 2.0)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,050 Views
19 Pages

Analysis of CircRNA Expression in Peripheral Blood of Holstein Cows in Response to Heat Stress

  • Congcong Zhang,
  • Shuhui Wang,
  • Lirong Hu,
  • Hao Fang and ,
  • Gong Chen,
  • Xiaojuan Ma,
  • Ying Yu,
  • Yachun Wang and
  • Qing Xu
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

The present study aimed to identify key circRNAs and pathways associated with heat stress in blood samples of Holstein cows, which will provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms driving heat stress in cows. Hence, we evaluated changes in mil...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Animal Genomes and Epigenomes)
  • Review
  • Open Access
100 Views
14 Pages

Dysregulated circRNA expression is considered one of the main molecular regulatory mechanisms for the processes in an organism, among which are endometrial cancerogenesis and the establishment of endometrial receptivity. The cancerous and receptive e...

(This article belongs to the Collection Feature Papers in Epigenomes)
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  • Open Access
785 Views
16 Pages

Characterization of CircRNA Expression Profiles and ceRNA Networks in Mongolian Sheep Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Metabolism During Growth

  • Yunfei Han,
  • Lu Chen,
  • Yajuan Huang,
  • Xige He and ,
  • Yueying Yun and
  • Gerelt Borjigin
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

While circular RNAs (circRNAs) are known to play crucial roles in adipose tissue metabolism, their regulatory mechanisms in naturally grazing Mongolian sheep remain poorly understood. This study characterized the circRNA expression profiles in the su...

(This article belongs to the Section Farm Animal Production)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,112 Views
12 Pages

Comprehensive Expression Profiling Analysis of Pituitary Indicates that circRNA Participates in the Regulation of Sheep Estrus

  • Xiaoyue Li,
  • Cunyuan Li,
  • Junchang Wei,
  • Wei Ni and ,
  • Yueren Xu,
  • Rui Yao,
  • Mengdan Zhang,
  • Huixiang Li,
  • Li Liu and
  • Shengwei Hu
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

28 January 2019

The pituitary gland is the most important endocrine organ that mainly regulates animal estrus by controlling the hormones synthesis. There is a significant difference between the estrus state and anestrus state of sheep pituitary system. Here, we stu...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,425 Views
12 Pages

The circRNA Landscape in Recurrent Pregnacy Loss (RPL): A Comparison of Four Reproductive Tissues

  • Endika Varela-Martínez,
  • Olaia Colau,
  • Renate G. van der Molen and
  • Begoña M. Jugo

25 November 2024

Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL), also named Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion (RSA), is a common fertility problem that refers to at least two consecutive pregnancy losses and affects 1–2% of couples all over the world. Despite common causes such a...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,953 Views
25 Pages

Development of Mathematical Models Using circRNA Combinations (circTulp4, circSlc8a1, and circStrn3) in Mouse Brain Tissue for Postmortem Interval Estimation

  • Binghui Song,
  • Jiewen Fu,
  • Jie Qian,
  • Ting He and ,
  • Jingliang Cheng,
  • Sawitree Chiampanichayakul,
  • Songyot Anuchapreeda and
  • Junjiang Fu
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

The postmortem interval (PMI) is defined as the time interval between physiological death and the examination of the corpse, playing a critical role in forensic investigations. Traditional PMI estimation methods are often influenced by subjective and...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,765 Views
9 Pages

RNA Sequencing Reveals circRNA Expression Profiles in Chicken DF1 Cells Infected with H5N1 Influenza Virus

  • Li Chen,
  • Guoqin Li,
  • Yong Tian,
  • Tao Zeng and ,
  • Wenwu Xu,
  • Tiantian Gu and
  • Lizhi Lu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

10 January 2022

H5N1, a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that is prevalent in Asia, seriously harms the poultry industry and global public health. However, its pathogenesis is still not well understood. Circular RNAs (circRNAs), a newly identified type of RNA...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
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  • Open Access
1,278 Views
16 Pages

circRNA Profiling Reveals Regulatory Networks Underlying Gonadal Differentiation in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

  • Mengfan Wu,
  • Shangqi Li,
  • Shen Huang,
  • Wenzheng Sun and ,
  • Xingxing Guo,
  • Yanbin Zhang,
  • Yiyun Du,
  • You Wu,
  • Linyan Zhou and
  • Jian Xu
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

2 October 2025

The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), a key aquaculture species, displays marked sexual growth dimorphism, with males growing faster than females. This process is governed by intricate interactions between antagonistic regulators, including trans...

(This article belongs to the Section Genetics and Biotechnology)
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  • Open Access
47 Citations
5,718 Views
21 Pages

CircRNA Expression Pattern and ceRNA and miRNA–mRNA Networks Involved in Anther Development in the CMS Line of Brassica campestris

  • Yuwei Liang,
  • Yuzhi Zhang,
  • Liai Xu,
  • Dong Zhou and ,
  • Zongmin Jin,
  • Huiyan Zhou,
  • Sue Lin,
  • Jiashu Cao and
  • Li Huang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

27 September 2019

Male-sterile plants provide an important breeding tool for the heterosis of hybrid crops, such as Brassicaceae. In the last decade, circular RNAs (circRNAs), as a novel class of covalently closed and single-stranded endogenous non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs...

(This article belongs to the Collection Genetics and Molecular Breeding in Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
802 Views
19 Pages

CircRNA AIDA Regulates Development of Bovine Myoblast via Binding miR-29a

  • Jia Tang,
  • Xuemei Shen,
  • Haiyan Yang,
  • Ao Qi and ,
  • Shuling Yang,
  • Yu Yang,
  • Shenrong Hu,
  • Xianyong Lan,
  • Yongzhen Huang and
  • Hong Chen
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

24 February 2026

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have emerged as critical regulators of skeletal muscle development, yet the functions of many muscle-derived circRNAs remain uncharacterized. In this study, we identified a novel circRNA, circAIDA, formed by exons 2 to 6 of t...

(This article belongs to the Section Cell Proliferation and Division)
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  • Open Access
490 Views
21 Pages

Analysis of circRNA Differential Expression and ceRNA Network Construction in Yak Mammary Glands Across Different Physiological Stages

  • Zhenyu Zhang,
  • Yongfu La,
  • Xiaoming Ma,
  • Xiaoyun Wu and ,
  • Min Chu,
  • Pengjia Bao,
  • Xian Guo,
  • Bo Yang and
  • Chunnian Liang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

13 July 2026

Yak is a distinctive domestic animal adapted to the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, and its lactation performance is restricted by extreme high-altitude conditions. Despite the growing recognition of circRNAs as important regulators of mammary gland dev...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Livestock Omics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,576 Views
39 Pages

Advances in CircRNAs in the Past Decade: Review of CircRNAs Biogenesis, Regulatory Mechanisms, and Functions in Plants

  • Dongqin Zhang,
  • Yue Ma,
  • Misbah Naz,
  • Nazeer Ahmed and ,
  • Libo Zhang,
  • Jing-Jiang Zhou,
  • Ding Yang and
  • Zhuo Chen
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

21 July 2024

Circular RNA (circRNA) is a type of non-coding RNA with multiple biological functions. Whole circRNA genomes in plants have been identified, and circRNAs have been demonstrated to be widely present and highly expressed in various plant tissues and or...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genetic Regulation of Biotic Stress Responses)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,060 Views
12 Pages

Systematical Identification of Breast Cancer-Related Circular RNA Modules for Deciphering circRNA Functions Based on the Non-Negative Matrix Factorization Algorithm

  • Shuyuan Wang,
  • Peng Xia,
  • Li Zhang,
  • Lei Yu and ,
  • Hui Liu,
  • Qianqian Meng,
  • Siyao Liu,
  • Jie Li,
  • Qian Song and
  • Chaohan Xu
  • + 9 authors+ 4 authors

20 February 2019

Circular RNA (circRNA), a kind of special endogenous RNA, has been shown to be implicated in crucial biological processes of multiple cancers as a gene regulator. However, the functional roles of circRNAs in breast cancer (BC) remain to be poorly exp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computational Models in Non-Coding RNA and Human Disease)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,296 Views
12 Pages

Exploring the Post Mortem Interval (PMI) Estimation Model by circRNA circRnf169 in Mouse Liver Tissue

  • Jiewen Fu,
  • Binghui Song,
  • Jie Qian,
  • Jingliang Cheng and ,
  • Sawitree Chiampanichayakul,
  • Songyot Anuchapreeda and
  • Junjiang Fu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

26 January 2025

Estimating the post mortem interval (PMI) is a crucial and contentious issue in forensic research, particularly in criminal cases. Traditional methods for PMI estimation are limited by constraints and inaccuracies. Circular RNA (circRNA), formed thro...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Molecular Forensic Pathology and Toxicology: An Update)
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  • Open Access
2,175 Views
14 Pages

Transcriptome Analysis of Muscle Growth-Related circRNA in the Pacific Abalone Haliotis discus hanna

  • Jianfang Huang,
  • Jian He,
  • Zhenghan She,
  • Mingcan Zhou and ,
  • Dongchang Li,
  • Jianming Chen and
  • Caihuan Ke
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

8 January 2025

(1) Background: Animal growth is a complex process, involving the coordination of a wide variety of genes, non-coding RNAs, and pathways. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) belong to a novel class of functional non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs). They have a distinctive...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,489 Views
16 Pages

Patterns of Differentially Expressed circRNAs in Human Thymocytes

  • Pilar López-Nieva,
  • Pablo Fernández-Navarro,
  • María Ángeles Cobos-Fernández,
  • Iria González-Vasconcellos and ,
  • Raúl Sánchez Pérez,
  • Ángel Aroca,
  • José Fernández-Piqueras and
  • Javier Santos
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are suggested to play a discriminative role between some stages of thymocyte differentiation. However, differential aspects of the stage of mature single-positive thymocytes remain to be explored. The purpose of this study is...

(This article belongs to the Section Evolution of Non-Coding RNA)
  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,805 Views
20 Pages

Functional Involvement of circRNAs in the Innate Immune Responses to Viral Infection

  • Mohamed Maarouf,
  • Lulu Wang,
  • Yiming Wang,
  • Kul Raj Rai and ,
  • Yuhai Chen,
  • Min Fang and
  • Ji-Long Chen
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

5 August 2023

Effective viral clearance requires fine-tuned immune responses to minimize undesirable inflammatory responses. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs that are abundant and highly stable, formed by backsplicing pre-mRNAs, and expresse...

(This article belongs to the Section Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals)
  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,748 Views
15 Pages

circRNA from APP Gene Changes in Alzheimer’s Disease Human Brain

  • Amaya Urdánoz-Casado,
  • Javier Sánchez-Ruiz de Gordoa,
  • Maitane Robles,
  • Miren Roldan and ,
  • Mónica Macías Conde,
  • Blanca Acha,
  • Idoia Blanco-Luquin and
  • Maite Mendioroz
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

21 February 2023

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of age-related dementia. Amyloid precursor protein (APP) is the precursor of Aβ peptides, and its role in AD has been widely investigated. Recently, it has been reported that a circular RNA...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue RNA Regulatory Networks at the Crossroad of Human Diseases 2.0)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,650 Views
13 Pages

Transcriptome Sequencing Analysis of circRNA in Skeletal Muscle between Fast- and Slow-Growing Chickens at Embryonic Stages

  • Genxi Zhang,
  • Jin Zhang,
  • Pengfei Wu,
  • Xuanze Ling and ,
  • Qifan Wang,
  • Kaizhi Zhou,
  • Peifeng Li,
  • Li Zhang,
  • Hongxin Ye and
  • Xinglong Wang
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

16 November 2022

Skeletal muscle growth has always been the focus of the broiler industry, and circRNAs play a significant role in this process. We collected leg muscles of slow- and fast-growing Bian chicken embryos in the study at 14 (S14 and F14) and 20 (S20 and F...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genetic Expression and Regulation during Growth and Reproduction of Poultry)
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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,247 Views
16 Pages

31 March 2025

Circular RNA is a type of noncoding RNA with a special covalent bond structure. As an endogenous RNA in animals and plants, it is formed through RNA splicing. The 5′ and 3′ ends of the exons form circular RNA at the back-splicing sites. C...

(This article belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,141 Views
22 Pages

Analysis of Expression Profiles of CircRNA and MiRNA in Oviduct during the Follicular and Luteal Phases of Sheep with Two Fecundity (FecB Gene) Genotypes

  • Zhifeng Li,
  • Xiaoyun He,
  • Xiaosheng Zhang,
  • Jinlong Zhang and ,
  • Xiaofei Guo,
  • Wei Sun and
  • Mingxing Chu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

28 September 2021

CircRNA and miRNA, as classes of non-coding RNA, have been found to play pivotal roles in sheep reproduction. There are many reports of circRNA and miRNA in the ovary and uterus, but few in the oviduct. In this study, RNA-Seq was performed to analyze...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
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  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,144 Views
15 Pages

Profile of TREM2-Derived circRNA and mRNA Variants in the Entorhinal Cortex of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

  • Amaya Urdánoz-Casado,
  • Javier Sánchez-Ruiz de Gordoa,
  • Maitane Robles,
  • Miren Roldan and ,
  • María Victoria Zelaya,
  • Idoia Blanco-Luquin and
  • Maite Mendioroz
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Genetic variants in TREM2, a microglia-related gene, are well-known risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Here, we report that TREM2 originates from circular RNAs (circRNAs), a novel class of non-coding RNAs characterized by a covalent and...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,509 Views
17 Pages

Comprehensive Characterization of Androgen-Responsive circRNAs in Prostate Cancer

  • Zhe Kong,
  • Yali Lu,
  • Xuechao Wan,
  • Jun Luo and ,
  • Dujian Li,
  • Yan Huang,
  • Chenji Wang,
  • Yao Li and
  • Yaoting Xu
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

15 October 2021

The androgen receptor (AR) signaling pathway plays an important role in the initiation and progression of prostate cancer. Circular RNAs (circRNAs), the novel noncoding RNAs without 5′ to 3′ polarity or 3′ poly (A), play an important role in multiple...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Androgen Receptor and AR-Related Signaling in Health and Disease)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,659 Views
16 Pages

CircRNA-5335 Regulates the Differentiation and Proliferation of Sheep Preadipocyte via the miR-125a-3p/STAT3 Pathway

  • Wei Guo,
  • Renzeng Ciwang,
  • Lei Wang,
  • Shuer Zhang and ,
  • Nan Liu,
  • Jinshan Zhao,
  • Lisheng Zhou,
  • Hegang Li,
  • Xiaoxiao Gao and
  • Jianning He
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

4 February 2024

The content of intramuscular fat (IMF) from preadipocytes is proportional to meat quality in livestock. However, the roles of circRNAs in IMF deposition in sheep are not well known. In this study, we show that circRNA-5335/miR-125a-3p/STAT3 play a cr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,079 Views
17 Pages

Impact of Heat Stress on Ovarian Function and circRNA Expression in Hu Sheep

  • Jianwei Zou,
  • Lili Wei,
  • Zhihua Mo,
  • Yishan Liang and ,
  • Jun Lu,
  • Juhong Zou,
  • Fan Wang,
  • Shaoqiang Wu,
  • Hai’en He and
  • Qinyang Jiang
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

12 July 2025

Climate change poses an increasing threat to livestock reproduction, with heat stress (HS) known to significantly impair ovarian function. This study aimed to elucidate the impact of HS on ovarian function and circRNA expression profiles in Hu sheep....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Heat Stress in Farm Animals: The Impacts of Climate Change on Animal Comfort Conditions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,175 Views
15 Pages

circRNA-02213 Regulates Milk Fat Synthesis in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells via ACSS2

  • Meixia Sui,
  • Gaofei Duan,
  • Zongwei Wang,
  • Shuhua Guo and
  • Jingjing Fan

9 November 2025

Background: In the bovine mammary gland, de novo fatty acid synthesis is a critical process for milk fat production, in which acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 (ACSS2) serves as a key enzyme by converting acetate into acetyl-CoA. This metabolic pathway is intr...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Genetics and Genomics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,582 Views
20 Pages

circRNAs in Endometrial Cancer—A Promising Biomarker: State of the Art

  • Karolina Włodarczyk,
  • Weronika Kuryło,
  • Anna Pawłowska-Łachut,
  • Wiktoria Skiba and ,
  • Dorota Suszczyk,
  • Paulina Pieniądz,
  • Małgorzata Majewska,
  • Ewa Boniewska-Bernacka and
  • Iwona Wertel
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Endometrial cancer (EC) is one of the most common malignant tumors among women in the 21st century, whose mortality rate is increasing every year. Currently, the diagnosis of EC is possible only after a biopsy. However, it is necessary to find a new...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Epigenetic Genes, Biomarkers and Immunotherapy in Cancers)

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