MoDorado: enhanced detection of tRNA modifications in nanopore sequencing by off-label use of modification callers

Rapid and accurate identification of transfer RNA (tRNA) modifications is crucial for understanding their role in protein translation and disease. However, their detection on tRNAs is challenging due to high modification density. With the release of the nanopore direct RNA sequencing kit SQK-RNA004,...

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Main Authors: Hauth, Franziskus (Author) , Liu-Wei, Wang (Author) , Sun, Yu (Author) , Patel, Bhargesh Indravadan (Author) , van der Toorn, Wiep (Author) , Piechotta, Michael (Author) , Dieterich, Christoph (Author) , Kleist, Max von (Author) , Ehrenhofer-Murray, Ann E (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 28 August 2025
In: Nucleic acids research
Year: 2025, Volume: 53, Issue: 15, Pages: 1-15
ISSN:1362-4962
DOI:10.1093/nar/gkaf795
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaf795
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Author Notes:Franziskus N.M. Rübsam, Wang Liu-Wei, Yu Sun, Bhargesh Indravadan Patel, Wiep van der Toorn, Michael Piechotta, Christoph Dieterich, Max von Kleist, Ann E. Ehrenhofer-Murray

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