Review

. 2022 Jan;237(1):373-388.

doi: 10.1002/jcp.30608. Epub 2021 Oct 21.

Regulation of cancer progression by circRNA and functional proteins

Junhong Chen^{1

2

3}, Jie Gu^{4

5}, Mengtian Tang^{1

2

3}, Zhiqiang Liao^{1

2

3}, Rui Tang^{1

2

3}, Lianqing Zhou¹, Min Su^{1

6}, Jiarui Jiang^{1

3}, Yingbin Hu^{1

3}, Yongyi Chen¹, Yujuan Zhou¹, Qianjin Liao^{1

6}, Wei Xiong^{1

7}, Jumei Zhou^{1

8}, Yanyan Tang^{1

3

6}, Shaolin Nie^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
² The University of South China, Hengyang, China.
³ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
⁴ Department of Geriatric Urology, Xiangya International Medical Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
⁵ Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
⁶ Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya Medical School, Central South University, Changsha, China.
⁷ The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, China.
⁸ Department of Radiotherapy, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.

PMID: 34676546
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30608

Review

Regulation of cancer progression by circRNA and functional proteins

Junhong Chen et al. J Cell Physiol. 2022 Jan.

. 2022 Jan;237(1):373-388.

doi: 10.1002/jcp.30608. Epub 2021 Oct 21.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
² The University of South China, Hengyang, China.
³ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.
⁴ Department of Geriatric Urology, Xiangya International Medical Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
⁵ Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
⁶ Central Laboratory, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya Medical School, Central South University, Changsha, China.
⁷ The Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Cancer Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, China.
⁸ Department of Radiotherapy, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, China.

PMID: 34676546
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30608

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are closed back-splicing products of precursor mRNA in eukaryotes. Compared with linear mRNAs, circRNAs have a special structure and stable expression. A large number of studies have provided different regulatory mechanisms of circRNAs in tumors. Challenges exist in understanding the control of circRNAs because of their sequence overlap with linear mRNA. Here, we survey the most recent progress regarding the regulation of circRNA biogenesis by RNA-binding proteins, one of the vital functional proteins. Furthermore, substantial circRNAs exert compelling biological roles by acting as protein sponges, by being translated themselves or regulating posttranslational modifications of proteins. This review will help further explore more types of functional proteins that interact with circRNA in cancer and reveal other unknown mechanisms of circRNA regulation.

Keywords: RNA-binding proteins (RBPs); biogenesis; cancer progression; circular RNAs (circRNAs); functional proteins.

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