circRNAs in Human Healthy and Diseases
A special issue of Non-Coding RNA (ISSN 2311-553X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2024) | Viewed by 4913
Special Issue Editor
Interests: computational Biology; circular RNAs; long noncoding RNAs; alternative splicing; transposons
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Dear Colleagues,
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of endogenous RNAs characterized by a covalently closed continuous loop, derived from various back-splicing events of pre-mRNA. Accumulating lines of evidence have shown that circRNAs play a crucial role in a broad range of human diseases, such as cancers, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, due to their highly stable nature and remarkable tissue specificity, circRNAs have emerged as reliable biomarkers of disease course and treatment efficacy. Thus, the identification and prediction of human disease-associated circRNAs are of significant importance. In this Special Issue, we present a series of articles that lay out our current understanding of circRNA in disease diagnosis and treatment, discussing potential applications for future circRNA research.
Prof. Dr. Xiao-Ou Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- circular RNAs
- human diseases
- cancers
- biomarkers
- disease diagnosis and treatment
- bioinformatics
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