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ArticleCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2025

Genome-wide profiling and functional characterization of circular RNAs in neural development and injury: insights from a rat model research.

Jian Yang, Nana Jin, Shuqiang Zhang, Ya Tan, Zhifeng Chen, Xiaoli Huang, Guicai Li, Bin Yu, Jianhua Shi, Xiaosong Gu and 2 more

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Article in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 authors.

Jian Yang *Department of Neurosurgery, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Sichuan Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Deyang, Sichuan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6318-8854
Nana Jin *Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Shuqiang Zhang *Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Ya TanKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Zhifeng ChenKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaoli HuangInstitute for Translational Neuroscience, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Guicai LiKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Bin YuKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Jianhua ShiInstitute for Translational Neuroscience, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaosong GuKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China. nervegu@ntu.edu.cn.
Zhiming CuiDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China. zhimingcuispine@163.com.
Lian XuKey Laboratory of Neuroregeneration of Jiangsu and Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Technology Products, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China. xulian@ntu.edu.cn.

Funding

Nantong University Talent Cultivation Support Project 135424624019National Natural Science Foundation of China 32130060National Natural Science Foundation of China 32171352National Natural Science Foundation of China 82171425Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20232023Qinglan Project of Jiangsu Province of China 2024
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Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have re-emerged as promising gene regulators in various physiological and pathological conditions. However, the expression patterns of circRNAs in the developing spinal cord of mammals and the comprehensive distribution of circRNAs across different tissues remain poorly understood. In this study, rats were used as the model organism. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of 15 RNA-Seq datasets comprising 217 rat samples and developed a web-based resource, CiRNat, to facilitate access to these data. We identified 15,251 credible circRNAs and validated them through experimental approaches. Notably, we observed two significant time points for circRNA increase during spinal cord development, approximately at embryonic day 14 (E14d) and postnatal week 4 (P4w). Analysis of circRNA expression in various rat tissues revealed higher expression levels in central nervous system tissues compared to peripheral nervous system tissues and other tissues. Furthermore, some highly abundant circRNAs exhibited tissue- and species-specific expression patterns and differed from their cognate linear RNAs, such as those derived from Gigyf2. Integrating polysome profiling and bioinformatic predictions suggested potential functions of certain circRNAs as miRNA sponges and translational templates. Collectively, this study provides the first comprehensive landscape of circRNAs in the developing spinal cord, offering an important resource and new insights for future exploration of functional circRNAs in central nervous system development and related diseases.

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NeurogenesisRNA, CircularSpinal CordAnimalsComputational BiologyDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMicroRNAsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyMicroRNAsRNA, CircularCircRNAGene regulationNervous systemNeurogenesisTissue-specific expressionTranslational potential

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PMID40169448
PMCPMC11961807

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