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Table 1 The mechanisms and biological functions of main circRNAs

From: CircRNAs: biogenesis, functions, and role in drug-resistant Tumours

circRNA

Mechanisms

Location

Functions

Refs

CIRS-7(CDR1as)

Sponges miR-7

cytoplasm

Regulates the nervous system and promotes drug resistance

[17, 105, 157, 158]

circ-Sry

Sponges miR-138

cytoplasm

Relates to gender determination

[17]

circ-SOX4

Sponges miR-1270 and up-regulated PLAGL2

cytoplasm

Promotes the proliferation, invasion and migration of LUAD cells

[74]

circTCF25

Sponges miR-103a-3p and miR-107 increased the expression of CDK6

cytoplasm

Promotes the proliferation of bladder cancer cells

[75]

circ-TFF1

miR-326/TFF1 axis

cytoplasm

Carcinogenesis in breast cancer

[76]

circPTPRA

Sponges miR-96-5p

cytoplasm

Inhibition of EMT in NSCLC cells

[78]

circRIP2

Sponges miR-1305, activated Tgf 2/ Smad3 pathway

cytoplasm

EMT is induced to promote the proliferation, invasion and migration of bladder cancer

[79]

circAMOTL1L

Sponges miR-193a-5p

cytoplasm

Promotes EMT in prostate cancer cells

[80]

CircCSNK1G3

Sponges miR-181b/d

cytoplasm

Stabilize miRNAs and promote cell proliferation

[49]

CircMb1

Combines with the MBL

cytoplasm

Relates to neuromodulation

[1]

Ci-ankrd52

Binds to RNA Pol II

nucleus

Cis-regulation promotes transcription of ANKRD52

[32]

circIIF3J

Interacts with U1 snRNP and RNA Pol II

nucleus

Enhances the transcription of parental genes

[81]

circPAIP2

Interacts with U1 snRNP and RNA Pol II

nucleus

Enhances the transcription of parental genes

[81]

circMYBL2

Binds to the protein PTBP1

cytoplasm

Promotes the development of flt3-itd mutant white blood

[82]

circAmotl1

Binds PDK1 and AKT1

cytoplasm

Protein scaffolds promote phosphorylation and promote cardiac protective nuclear translocation

[20]

circFOXO3

Binds to the complex of ID-1, CDK2-p21 and p53-MDM2

cytoplasm

Affects cell senescence, cell cycle and apoptosis

[83, 84]

circZNF609

Translation template

cytoplasm

Specifically controls the proliferation of myoblasts

[23]

circSHPRH

Translation template

cytoplasm

Inhibits cell proliferation and tumor suppressors

[96]

circ-LINCPINT

Translation template

cytoplasm

Inhibits cell proliferation and tumor suppressors

[97]

circFBXW7

Translation template

cytoplasm

Inhibits the proliferation of cancer cells and the acceleration of the cell cycle

[98]

circPPP1R12A

Translation template

cytoplasm

Inhibits cell proliferation and tumor suppressors

[21]