A guide to naming eukaryotic circular RNAs
Authors
- L.L. Chen
- A. Bindereif
- I. Bozzoni
- H.Y. Chang
- A.G. Matera
- M. Gorospe
- T.B. Hansen
- J. Kjems
- X.K. Ma
- J.W. Pek
- N. Rajewsky
- J. Salzman
- J.E. Wilusz
- L. Yang
- F. Zhao
Journal
- Nature Cell Biology
Citation
- Nat Cell Biol 25 (1): 1-5
Abstract
Alternative splicing of eukaryotic messenger RNA transcripts often leads to the production of several mature RNAs - including linear RNAs and circular RNAs (circRNAs) - from a single gene locus. The names given to circRNAs are often ambiguous and lack consistency across studies. This Comment calls on the community to embrace a common nomenclature for naming circRNAs to ensure clarity and reproducibility.