Circulating tumor nucleic acids: biology, release mechanisms, and clinical relevance

P Stejskal, H Goodarzi, J Srovnal, M Hajdúch… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite advances in early detection and therapies, cancer is still one of the
most common causes of death worldwide. Since each tumor is unique, there is a need to …

Specific expression and functions of circular RNAs

S Misir, N Wu, BB Yang - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2022 - nature.com
In recent years, circular RNAs (circRNAs), a new class of RNA molecules characterized by
their covalently closed circular structure, have become a new research paradigm in RNA …

Extrachromosomal DNA in cancer

X Yan, P Mischel, H Chang - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) has recently been recognized as a major contributor to
cancer pathogenesis that is identified in most cancer types and is associated with poor …

Extrachromosomal DNA is associated with oncogene amplification and poor outcome across multiple cancers

H Kim, NP Nguyen, K Turner, S Wu, AD Gujar… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) amplification promotes intratumoral genetic heterogeneity
and accelerated tumor evolution,–; however, its frequency and clinical impact are unclear …

Circular ecDNA promotes accessible chromatin and high oncogene expression

S Wu, KM Turner, N Nguyen, R Raviram, M Erb… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Oncogenes are commonly amplified on particles of extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) in
cancer,, but our understanding of the structure of ecDNA and its effect on gene regulation is …

Extrachromosomal circular DNA drives oncogenic genome remodeling in neuroblastoma

RP Koche, E Rodriguez-Fos, K Helmsauer, M Burkert… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Extrachromosomal circularization of DNA is an important genomic feature in cancer.
However, the structure, composition and genome-wide frequency of extrachromosomal …

Extrachromosomal oncogene amplification in tumour pathogenesis and evolution

RGW Verhaak, V Bafna, PS Mischel - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
Recent reports have demonstrated that oncogene amplification on extrachromosomal DNA
(ecDNA) is a frequent event in cancer, providing new momentum to explore a phenomenon …

Exploring ncRNA-mediated regulation of EGFR signalling in glioblastoma: from mechanisms to therapeutics

R Thapa, M Afzal, A Goyal, G Gupta, AA Bhat… - Life sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most prevalent and deadly primary brain tumor type, with a
discouragingly low survival rate and few effective treatments. An important function of the …

Enhancer hijacking determines extrachromosomal circular MYCN amplicon architecture in neuroblastoma

K Helmsauer, ME Valieva, S Ali… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
MYCN amplification drives one in six cases of neuroblastoma. The supernumerary gene
copies are commonly found on highly rearranged, extrachromosomal circular DNA (ecDNA) …

Circular extrachromosomal DNA promotes tumor heterogeneity in high-risk medulloblastoma

OS Chapman, J Luebeck, S Sridhar, ITL Wong, D Dixit… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Circular extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) in patient tumors is an important driver of
oncogenic gene expression, evolution of drug resistance and poor patient outcomes …