
Recent studies demonstrate that RNA species could regulate each other by competing for shared microRNA response elements (MREs). This regulatory model is called competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA). Currently, the identified ceRNAs cover coding and non-coding RNAs. The latter includes pseudogene transcripts, long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), circular RNAs (circRNAs) and so on. In this review, we summarize the biological functions of regulatory networks consisting of various types of ceRNAs and their roles in the pathological and physiological processes. Additionally, several factors that may regulate ceRNAs were discussed.
MicroRNAs, Animals, Humans, RNA, Gene Regulatory Networks, RNA, Long Noncoding, RNA, Circular, RNA, Messenger, Pseudogenes
MicroRNAs, Animals, Humans, RNA, Gene Regulatory Networks, RNA, Long Noncoding, RNA, Circular, RNA, Messenger, Pseudogenes
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