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SUBMITTER: Barrett SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4479058 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barrett Steven P SP Wang Peter L PL Salzman Julia J
eLife 20150609
Pervasive expression of circular RNA is a recently discovered feature of eukaryotic gene expression programs, yet its function remains largely unknown. The presumed biogenesis of these RNAs involves a non-canonical 'backsplicing' event. Recent studies in mammalian cell culture posit that backsplicing is facilitated by inverted repeats flanking the circularized exon(s). Although such sequence elements are common in mammals, they are rare in lower eukaryotes, making current models insufficient to ...[more]