Evidence mapPaperPMID 41550639Full record

ReviewPharmaceutical science advances2025

Circular RNA: From non-coding regulators to functional protein encoders.

Xinwei Zhang, Hongyan Wu, Xuechuan Hong, Yuling Xiao, Xiaodong Zeng

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Pharmaceutical science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xinwei ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China.
Hongyan WuShandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery Yantai, 264117, China.
Xuechuan HongShandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery Yantai, 264117, China.
Yuling XiaoShandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery Yantai, 264117, China.
Xiaodong ZengShandong Laboratory of Yantai Drug Discovery, Bohai Rim Advanced Research Institute for Drug Discovery Yantai, 264117, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circular RNAs (circRNAs), a distinct class of non-coding RNAs characterized by a covalently closed circular structure, have gained prominence as a promising research field due to their unique biological properties and functional roles relative to linear RNAs. This review summarizes recent progress in circRNA research, emphasizing fundamental mechanisms and translational potential. We first outline the discovery, biological features, synthesis, and purification of circRNAs. Next, their delivery systems, biological functions, and applications are reviewed. Finally, we discuss challenges and future prospects for clinical translation, with a focus on advancing precision medicine, gene therapy, and personalized vaccines. This review uniquely integrates recent advances in circRNA biology with their translational applications, offering a comprehensive perspective from molecular mechanisms to clinical potential.

Indexed as

Biological functionsCircular RNADelivery strategiesGene therapyStructural features

Identifiers

PMID41550639
PMCPMC12710065

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.