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Engineering circular RNA for molecular and metabolic reprogramming.

Authors :
Sharma, Narendra Kumar
Dwivedi, Pragya
Bhushan, Ravi
Maurya, Pawan Kumar
Kumar, Abhishek
Dakal, Tikam Chand
Source :
Functional & Integrative Genomics. Aug2024, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p1-27. 27p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

The role of messenger RNA (mRNA) in biological systems is extremely versatile. However, it’s extremely short half-life poses a fundamental restriction on its application. Moreover, the translation efficiency of mRNA is also limited. On the contrary, circular RNAs, also known as circRNAs, are a common and stable form of RNA found in eukaryotic cells. These molecules are synthesized via back-splicing. Both synthetic circRNAs and certain endogenous circRNAs have the potential to encode proteins, hence suggesting the potential of circRNA as a gene expression machinery. Herein, we aim to summarize all engineering aspects that allow exogenous circular RNA (circRNA) to prolong the time that proteins are expressed from full-length RNA signals. This review presents a systematic engineering approach that have been devised to efficiently assemble circRNAs and evaluate several aspects that have an impact on protein production derived from. We have also reviewed how optimization of the key components of circRNAs, including the topology of vector, 5′ and 3′ untranslated sections, entrance site of the internal ribosome, and engineered aptamers could be efficiently impacting the translation machinery for molecular and metabolic reprogramming. Collectively, molecular and metabolic reprogramming present a novel way of regulating distinctive cellular features, for instance growth traits to neoplastic cells, and offer new possibilities for therapeutic inventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1438793X
Volume :
24
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Functional & Integrative Genomics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
178078291
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-024-01394-z