Table 3.

Known circRNAs involved in EndMT

circRNAs	Biological context	Targets	Experimental model
Inducing EndMT
CircHECW2	Pathology—Neuroinflammatory disorders	miR-30d that targets ATG5	In vitro—Human brain microvascular endothelial cells130
			In vivo—Mouse brain
CircRNA-MYLK	Pathology—Bladder carcinoma	miR-29a that targets VEGFA	In vitro—Human bladder carcinoma cells131
			In vivo—Mouse xenografts
CircHECTD1	Pathology—Pulmonary disease	HECTD1	In vitro—Mouse microvascular lung cells135
			In vivo—Lung silicosis in mouse model and human samples
Inhibiting EndMT
CircDLGAP4	Pathology—Ischaemic stroke	miR-143 that targets HECTD1	In vivo—Mouse brain136

List of circRNAs regulating EndMT categorized into their inducing or inhibiting role on EndMT.

ATG5, autophagy related 5; HECTD, HECT domain E3 ubiquitin protein ligase; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.