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

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 emphasiz...

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Main Authors: Christian Ramirez, Elena Perenthaler, Fabio Lauria, Toma Tebaldi, Gabriella Viero
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15476286.2025.2506712
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-12ec2fa29076476cac09fc5ec97889522025-08-20T03:15:54ZengTaylor & Francis GroupRNA Biology1547-62861555-85842025-12-0122111110.1080/15476286.2025.2506712Computational limitations and future needs to unravel the full potential of 2’-O-methylation and C/D box snoRNAsChristian Ramirez0Elena Perenthaler1Fabio Lauria2Toma Tebaldi3Gabriella Viero4Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Trento, ItalyInstitute of Biophysics CNR Unit at Trento, Trento ItalyInstitute of Biophysics CNR Unit at Trento, Trento ItalyDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Trento, ItalyInstitute of Biophysics CNR Unit at Trento, Trento ItalyThis 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.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15476286.2025.2506712C/D snoRNA2’-O-methylationNmribosometranslationRNA
spellingShingle Christian Ramirez
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Fabio Lauria
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Gabriella Viero
Computational limitations and future needs to unravel the full potential of 2’-O-methylation and C/D box snoRNAs
RNA Biology
C/D snoRNA
2’-O-methylation
Nm
ribosome
translation
RNA
title Computational limitations and future needs to unravel the full potential of 2’-O-methylation and C/D box snoRNAs
title_full Computational limitations and future needs to unravel the full potential of 2’-O-methylation and C/D box snoRNAs
title_fullStr Computational limitations and future needs to unravel the full potential of 2’-O-methylation and C/D box snoRNAs
title_full_unstemmed Computational limitations and future needs to unravel the full potential of 2’-O-methylation and C/D box snoRNAs
title_short Computational limitations and future needs to unravel the full potential of 2’-O-methylation and C/D box snoRNAs
title_sort computational limitations and future needs to unravel the full potential of 2 o methylation and c d box snornas
topic C/D snoRNA
2’-O-methylation
Nm
ribosome
translation
RNA
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15476286.2025.2506712
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