OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of RNA Biology is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
CNOT1 regulates circadian behaviour through Per2 mRNA decay in a deadenylation-dependent manner	94
Skin treatment with non-thermal plasma modulates the immune system through miR-223-3p and its target genes	64
Alternative splicing diversifies the transcriptome and proteome of the rice blast fungus during host infection	54
Shortened CRISPR-Cas9 arrays enable multiplexed gene targeting in bacteria from a smaller DNA footprint	54
An overview of RNA splicing and functioning of splicing factors in land plant chloroplasts	54
Synthetic RNA biology	51
RNA polymerase I mutant affects ribosomal RNA processing and ribosomal DNA stability	48
Architectures and complex functions of tandem riboswitches	45
Identification of deleterious non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in the mRNA decay activator ZFP36L2	42
Regulation of CCR4-NOT complex deadenylase activity and cellular responses by MK2-dependent phosphorylation of CNOT2	38
RNA therapeutics	37
A translational repression reporter assay for the analysis of RNA-binding protein consensus sites	33
The Dihydrouridine landscape from tRNA to mRNA: a perspective on synthesis, structural impact and function	32
PacBio full-length transcriptome analysis provides new insights into transcription of chloroplast genomes	32
The secret life of RNA and lipids	30
BioDeepfuse: a hybrid deep learning approach with integrated feature extraction techniques for enhanced non-coding RNA classification	30
Endonucleolytic processing plays a critical role in the maturation of ribosomal RNA in Methanococcus maripaludis	29
Selectivity of Exportin 5 binding to human precursor microRNAs	29
Wide-spectrum profiling of plasma cell-free RNA and the potential for health-monitoring	28
Assessment of different enrichment methods revealed the optimal approach to identify bovine circRnas	27
European COST action CA16120 EPITRAN: the first four years and beyond	25
Defining the methanogenic SECIS element in vivo by targeted mutagenesis	25
F/YGG-motif is an intrinsically disordered nucleic-acid binding motif	24
A Gypsy element contributes to the nuclear retention and transcriptional regulation of the resident lncRNA in locusts	24
Structural insights into the inactivation of the type I-F CRISPR-Cas system by anti-CRISPR proteins	24

Derailing the host machinery to achieve replication: how viroid and viroid-like RNAs successfully copy their genomes in hostile territory	23
Synthetic biology tools to promote the folding and function of RNA aptamers in mammalian cells	23
Efficient fractionation and analysis of ribosome assembly intermediates in human cells	23
Trafficking and/or division: Distinct roles of nucleoporins based on their location within the nuclear pore complex	22
An optimized workflow of full-length transcriptome sequencing for accurate fusion transcript identification	21
Biology and utilization of R2 retrotransposons	21
Small molecule inhibition of RNA binding proteins in haematologic cancer	21
Using sno- lncRNAs as potential markers for Prader-Willi syndrome diagnosis	21
Mistranslating the genetic code with leucine in yeast and mammalian cells	21
Characterization of protein isoform diversity in human umbilical vein endothelial cells via long-read proteogenomics	21
Correction	20
Tissue-specific silencing of integrated transgenes achieved through endogenous RNA interference in Caenorhabditis elegans	20
A novel role for nucleolin in splice site selection	19
Early posttranscriptional response to tetracycline exposure in a gram-negative soil bacterium reveals unexpected attenuation mechanism of a DUF1127 gene	19
The Importance of Being RNA-est: considering RNA-mediated ribosome plasticity	18
MiR-2b-2-5p regulates lipid metabolism and reproduction by targeting CREB in Bactrocera dorsalis	18
Prior metabolite extraction fully preserves RNAseq quality and enables integrative multi-‘omics analysis of the liver metabolic response to viral infection	18
piRNAQuest V.2: an updated resource for searching through the piRNAome of multiple species	18
Expanding the immune-related targetome of miR-155-5p by integrating time-resolved RNA patterns into miRNA target prediction	18
Single-cell analysis of the epitranscriptome: RNA modifications under the microscope	18
Chimeric oligonucleotides combining guide RNA and single-stranded DNA repair template effectively induce precision gene editing	18
Global and single-nucleotide resolution detection of 7-methylguanosine in RNA	17
Molecular basis of backsplicing regulation and its application to manipulate circRNA levels	17
Production of human translation-competent lysates using dual centrifugation	17
Post-transcriptional regulation of BIRC5/survivin expression and induction of apoptosis in breast cancer cells by tristetraprolin	16
Circular at the very beginning: on the initial genomes in the RNA world	16
Circulating small RNA signatures differentiate accurately the subtypes of muscular dystrophies: small-RNA next-generation sequencing analytics and functional insights	16
High-throughput mapping of RNA solvent accessibility at the single-nucleotide resolution by RtcB ligation between a fixed 5′-OH-end linker and unique 3′-P-end fragments from hydroxyl radical cleavage	16
Comparative analysis of circular RNA enrichment methods	16
Abasic RNA: its formation and potential role in cellular stress response	16
Characterization of CoCas9 nuclease from Capnocytophaga ochracea	16
Enhanced binding of guanylated poly(A) RNA by the LaM domain of LARP1	15
Multiple Oligo assisted RNA Pulldown via Hybridization followed by Mass Spectrometry (MORPH-MS) for exploring the RNA-Protein interactions	15
A special issue dedicated to the memory of Jonathan R. Warner (1936-2019), a pioneer of ribosome biology	15
Unraveling C-to-U RNA editing events from direct RNA sequencing	15
Unique features of the m⁶A methylome and its response to drought stress in sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoidesLinn.)	14
Systematic analysis of A-to-I RNA editing upon release of ADAR from the nucleolus	14
Structural maturation of the HIV-1 RNA 5’ untranslated region by Pr55 ^Gag and its maturation products	14
A comparative survey of the influence of small self-cleaving ribozymes on gene expression in human cell culture	14
A positive feedback loop between LINC01605 and NF-κB pathway promotes tumor growth in nasopharyngeal carcinoma	14
LncRNA HOTAIR promotes aerobic glycolysis by recruiting Lin28 to induce inflammation and apoptosis in acute lung injury	14
The oncogenic microRNA miR-222 promotes human LINE-1 retrotransposition	14
Translational impacts of enzymes that modify ribosomal RNA around the peptidyl transferase centre	14
RNA structure-altering mutations underlying positive selection on Spike protein reveal novel putative signatures to trace crossing host-species barriers in Betacoronavirus	13
The role of the 5’ sensing function of ribonuclease E in cyanobacteria	13
Profile of tRNA-derived short non-coding RNAs during monocyte differentiation and their role in macrophage survival	13
Maturation of 23S rRNA includes removal of helix H1 in many bacteria	13
Truncating the spliceosomal ‘rope protein’ Prp45 results in Htz1 dependent phenotypes	13
Cleavage sequence specificity of Nsp15	13
Rapid and scalable detection of synthetic mRNA byproducts using polynucleotide phosphorylase and polythymidine oligonucleotides	13

Psychrophilic phage VSW-3 RNA polymerase reduces both terminal and full-length dsRNA byproducts in in vitro transcription	13
EIciRNAs in focus: current understanding and future perspectives	12
Interactors and effects of overexpressing YlxR/RnpM, a conserved RNA binding protein in cyanobacteria	12
Epitranscriptomic signatures in stem cell differentiation to the neuronal lineage	12
An elusive debate on the evidence for RNA editing in SARS-CoV-2	11
Integrated multi-omics reveals common properties underlying stress granule and P-body formation	11
Role of circular RNAs in DNA repair	11
Innovative developments and emerging technologies in RNA therapeutics	11
Why are G-quadruplexes good at preventing protein aggregation?	11
Structural and computational studies of HIV-1 RNA	11
LncRNAs in melanoma phenotypic plasticity: emerging targets for promising therapies	11
Characterization of the binding features between SARS-CoV-2 5’-proximal transcripts of genomic RNA and nucleocapsid proteins	11
Early recruitment of PARP-dependent m ⁸ A RNA methylation at DNA lesions is subsequently accompanied by active DNA demethylation	10
MiRNAs differentially expressed in vegetative and reproductive organs of Marchantia polymorpha – insights into their expression pattern, gene structures and function	10
Novel non-coding FOXP3 transcript isoform associated to potential transcriptional interference in human regulatory T cells	10
Structural analysis of temperature-dependent alternative splicing of HsfA2 pre-mRNA from tomato plants	10
The effect of crRNA–target mismatches on cOA-mediated interference by a type III-A CRISPR-Cas system	10
Silencing LINC00663 inhibits inflammation and angiogenesis through downregulation of NR2F1 via EBF1 in bladder cancer	10
hnRNPH1-MTR4 complex-mediated regulation of NEAT1v2 stability is critical for IL8 expression	10
Exploring RNA modifications in infectious non-coding circular RNAs	10
Cellular miR-150-5p may have a crucial role to play in the biology of SARS-CoV-2 infection by regulating nsp10 gene	10
Epitranscriptomic regulation in fasting hearts: implications for cardiac health	9
Identification and characterization of new structured RNA classes in plants	9
Role of RNA polymerase III transcription and regulation in ischaemic stroke	9
Transcriptional landscape of small non-coding RNAs reveals diversity of categories and functions in molluscs	9
m6A modification of RNA in cervical cancer: role and clinical perspectives	9
Distinct small non-coding RNA landscape in the axons and released extracellular vesicles of developing primary cortical neurons and the axoplasm of adult nerves	9
Sensitive and accurate analysis of gene expression signatures enabled by oligonucleotide-labelled cDNA	9
sRNARFTarget: a fast machine-learning-based approach for transcriptome-wide sRNA target prediction	9
The role and function of lncRNA in ageing-associated liver diseases	9
The landscape of alternative polyadenylation during EMT and its regulation by the RNA-binding protein Quaking	9
Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) regulates PARN-mediated nuclear deadenylation and gene expression in breast cancer cells	9
Synergistic interaction network between the snR30 RNP, Utp23, and ribosomal RNA during ribosome synthesis	9
RR3DD: an RNA global structure-based RNA three-dimensional structural classification database	9