Circular RNAs in kidney disease and cancer

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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of endogenously expressed regulatory RNAs with a single-stranded circular structure. They are generated by back splicing and their expression can be tightly regulated by RNA binding proteins. Cytoplasmic circRNAs can function as molecular sponges that inhibit microRNA-target interactions and protein function or as templates for the efficient generation of peptides via rolling circle amplification. They can also act as molecular scaffolds that enhance the reaction kinetics of enzyme-substrate interactions. In the nucleus, circRNAs might facilitate chromatin modifications and promote gene expression. CircRNAs are resistant to degradation and can be packaged in extracellular vesicles and transported in the circulation. Initial studies suggest that circRNAs have roles in kidney disease and associated cardiovascular complications. They have been implicated in hypertensive nephropathy, diabetic kidney disease, glomerular disease, acute kidney injury and kidney allograft rejection, as well as in microvascular and macrovascular complications of chronic kidney disease, including atherosclerotic vascular disease. In addition, several circRNAs have been reported to have oncogenic or tumour suppressor roles or to regulate drug resistance in kidney cancer. The available data suggest that circRNAs could be promising diagnostic and/or prognostic biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and kidney cancer.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Nature reviews. Nephrology - 17(2021), 12 vom: 11. Dez., Seite 814-826

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

van Zonneveld, Anton Jan [VerfasserIn]
Kölling, Malte [VerfasserIn]
Bijkerk, Roel [VerfasserIn]
Lorenzen, Johan M [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
MicroRNAs
RNA, Circular
RNA-Binding Proteins
Review

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Date Completed 03.12.2021

Date Revised 06.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41581-021-00465-9

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NLM329250949