Journal
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.633750
Keywords
circular RNA; bio-informatics; biological phenomena; molecular conformation; hypothesis and theory
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81700155, 81970146, 81720108002]
- National Science and Technology Major Project [2018ZX09734-007]
- Scientific research support project of Jiangsu Commission of Health [H2018085]
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Circular RNA (circRNA) is a novel regulatory non-coding RNA that participates in various physiological and pathological processes. The study found internal complementary base-pairing sequences (ICBPS) in many circRNAs, especially in extremely long circRNAs, suggesting that circRNAs may not have a simple circular structure. The hypothesis of open-close effect in the transition of circRNA from normal state to morbid state was proposed, expanding the understanding of circRNAs and highlighting their potential molecular mechanisms.
Circular RNA (circRNA) is a novel regulatory non-coding RNA and participates in diverse physiological and pathological processes. However, the structures and molecular mechanisms of circRNAs remain unclear. In this study, taking advantage of openly databases and bioinformatics analysis, we observed lots of internal complementary base-pairing sequences (ICBPS) existed in plenty of circRNAs, especially in extremely long circRNAs (el-circRNAs, > 5,000 nt). The result indicated that circRNA may not be a simple circular structure. In addition, we put forward the hypothesis of open-close effect in the transition for specific circRNA from normal state to morbid state. Taken together, our results not only expand the knowledge of circRNAs, but also highlight the potential molecular mechanism of circRNAs.
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