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ReviewRNA biology2025

Computational limitations and future needs to unravel the full potential of 2'-O-methylation and C/D box snoRNAs.

Christian Ramirez, Elena Perenthaler, Fabio Lauria, Toma Tebaldi, Gabriella Viero

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Review in RNA biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. SnoRNA Expression and RNA 2'-O-Methylation inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
    Article
  2. Epitranscriptomic alterations induced by environmental toxins: implications for RNA modifications and disease.Genes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society · 2025
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Christian RamirezDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Trento, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-9076-9757
Elena PerenthalerInstitute of Biophysics CNR Unit at Trento, Trento Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8286-0682
Fabio LauriaInstitute of Biophysics CNR Unit at Trento, Trento Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3314-8429
Toma TebaldiDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Trento, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0625-1631
Gabriella VieroInstitute of Biophysics CNR Unit at Trento, Trento Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6755-285X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review evaluates the current state of C/D snoRNA databases and prediction tools in relation to 2'-O-methylation (2'-O-Me). It highlights the limitations of existing resources in accurately annotating and predicting guide snoRNAs, particularly for newly identified 2'-O-Me sites. We emphasize the need for advanced computational approaches specifically tailored to 2'-O-Me to enable the discovery and functional analysis of snoRNAs. Given the growing importance of 2'-O-Me in areas such as cancer epitranscriptomics, ribosome biogenesis, and heterogeneity, existing tools remain inadequate. As 2'-O-Me gains recognition as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target, more sophisticated methods are urgently needed to improve snoRNA annotation and prediction, facilitating biomedical advancements.

Indexed as

Computational BiologyRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Small NucleolarHumansMethylationMolecular Sequence AnnotationRNA, Small Nucleolar2’-O-methylationcancerC/D snoRNAcomputational biologyepitranscriptomeNmribosomeRNAtranslation

Identifiers

PMID40377202
PMCPMC12218551

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