Unlike linear mRNA, the translation of circRNA is initiated through the translation initiation elements in a cap-independent manner. The translation of circRNA is typically less efficient than mRNA. However, its translation is cell- or tissue-specific.
CirCode has developed a high-throughput circRNA-based screening system that efficiently screens translation initiation elements. With millions of sequences already screened, we have obtained a large number of translation initiation elements, providing excellent translation efficiency. Furthermore, an AI-based sequence design program has been established specifically for circRNA. This program generates circRNA sequences routinely with amino acid sequences, with amazing translation efficiency.