Abstract
Circular (circ)RNAs are to transcriptomics what the famous hidden musical theme is to Elgar's Enigma Variations: woven into the entire composition but not unambiguously identified or understood by scholars to this day. Now, two studies (Hansen et al, 2013; Memczak et al, 2013) have made substantial progress in both, identifying thousands of circRNAs and beginning to crack the enigma of their cellular function, by demonstrating that the circRNAs CiRS-7/CDR1as and SRY function as natural and highly stable sponges for specific microRNAs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 923-925 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | EMBO Journal |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2013 |