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01-12-2018 | Review
Emerging function and potential diagnostic value of circular RNAs in cancer
Authors:
Xianglun Cui, Jianxun Wang, Zongjun Guo, Mengyang Li, Mingyu Li, Si Liu, Haoran Liu, Wenjing Li, Xunhua Yin, Jiaping Tao, Wenhua Xu
Published in:
Molecular Cancer
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Issue 1/2018
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Abstract
As a novel class of endogenous RNAs, circRNAs, have a covalently closed continuous loop, with neither a 5’to 3’polarity, nor a polyadenylated tail. Numerous circRNAs have been characterized by abundance, stabilization, conservation, and exhibit tissue/developmental stage-specific expression. Furthermore, circRNAs play vital roles in tumorigenesis and metastasis, such as functioning as a ceRNA or miRNA sponge, interacting with protein and encoding protein. Increasing evidence has revealed that it potentially serves as a required novel biomarker for cancer diagnosis. This review summarized the latest research on circRNAs, including its classification and biogenesis, mechanism and functions, as well as circRNAs in different cancers, as a potential biomarker.