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Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are transcript isoforms generated by back-splicing of exons and circularisation of the transcript. Recent genome-wide maps created for circular RNAs in humans and other model organisms have motivated us to explore the repertoire of circular RNAs in zebrafish, a popular model organism. We generated RNA-seq data for five major zebrafish tissues- Blood, Brain, Heart, Gills and Muscle. Our analysis revealed 3,428 novel circRNAs in zebrafish. Expression analysis using quantitative real time PCR recapitulate selected tissue specificity in the candidates studied. This study provides a comprehensive genome-wide map of circular RNAs in zebrafish tissues.
This database is published as a part of supplementary information for the paper.

Statistics
Number of all CircJunctions 4125
Number of CircRNAs from FindCirc (Zebrafish) 3428
Number of CircRNAs from CIRI (Zebrafish) 1919
Number of Overlapping transcripts 5994
Number of CircRNAs overlapping with Exon 3752
Number of CircRNAs overlapping with Intron 3530
Number of CircRNAs overlapping with 5'utr 1354
Number of CircRNAs overlapping with 3'utr 1424
Number of CircRNAs overlapping with cds 3665

Cite this source:A genome-wide map of circular RNAs in Zebrafish (Danio rerio).Disha Sharma, Vinod Scaria. Status:In Communication