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. 2020 Jun 3;20:211. doi: 10.1186/s12935-020-01301-z

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Molecular mechanism of circRNAs. A circRNAs sponge miRNA to release mRNA and regulate transcription indirectly; B circRNAs with RNA-binding protein-binding motifs sponge or decoy RNA binding proteins (RBPs) to regulate transcription; C circRNAs serve as a scaffold for proteins; D circRNAs with internal ribosome entry sites (IRESs) can be translated into peptides or proteins, driven by m6A; E circRNAs regulate transcription of parental genes