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Cereal Circular RNAs (circRNAs): An Overview of the Computational Resources for Identification and Analysis

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Cereal Genomics

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 2072))

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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a widespread class of endogenous noncoding RNAs and they have been studied in the past few years, implying important biological functions in all kingdoms of life. Recently, circRNAs have been identified in many plant species, including cereal crops, showing differential expression during stress response and developmental programs, which suggests their role in these process. In the following years, it is expected that insights into the functional roles of circRNAs can be used by cereal scientists and molecular breeders with the aim to develop new strategies for crop improvement. Here, we briefly outline the current knowledge about circRNAs in plants and we also outline available computational resources for their validation and analysis in cereal species.

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  1. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (IDEA, CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina

    Luis M. Vaschetto

  2. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, (FCEFyN, UNC), Córdoba, Argentina

    Luis M. Vaschetto

  3. Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)/Université de Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD)—Laboratoire Génome et Développement des Plantes (LGDP—UMR5096), Perpignan, France

    Celso Gaspar Litholdo Jr

  4. Instituto de Tecnología Agroindustrial del Noroeste Argentino (ITANOA), Estación Experimental Agroindustrial Obispo Colombres (EEAOC)—Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Tucumán, Argentina

    Lorena Noelia Sendín

  5. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Luis (INTA, EEA SAN LUIS), San Luis, Argentina

    Claudia Mabel Terenti Romero

  6. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia, (UNT-FAZ), Tucumán, Argentina

    María Paula Filippone

  7. Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA

    Luis M. Vaschetto

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Vaschetto, L.M., Litholdo, C.G., Sendín, L.N., Terenti Romero, C.M., Filippone, M.P. (2020). Cereal Circular RNAs (circRNAs): An Overview of the Computational Resources for Identification and Analysis. In: Vaschetto, L. (eds) Cereal Genomics. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2072. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9865-4_13

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