The Secret Garden of Neuronal circRNAs

Autor: Silvia Gasparini, Valerio Licursi, Carlo Presutti, Cecilia Mannironi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Cells, Vol 9, Iss 8, p 1815 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells9081815
Popis: High-throughput transcriptomic profiling approaches have revealed that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are important transcriptional gene products, identified across a broad range of organisms throughout the eukaryotic tree of life. In the nervous system, they are particularly abundant, developmentally regulated, region-specific, and enriched in genes for neuronal proteins and synaptic factors. These features suggested that circRNAs are key components of an important layer of neuronal gene expression regulation, with known and anticipated functions. Here, we review major recognized aspects of circRNA biogenesis, metabolism and biological activities, examining potential new functions in the context of the nervous system.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
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