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Although SNORD115‑14 is not explicitly mentioned, its potential role in RNA-mediated regulation could—by analogy—impact similar post‑transcriptional or splicing events that ultimately affect the expression or stability of such key proteins."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "1"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ""}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nIn a different cellular context, another study (PMID 23626709) demonstrated that inorganic pyrophosphatase 1 (PPA1) helps regulate neuronal differentiation by modulating the phosphorylation status of the c‐Jun N‑terminal kinase (JNK), with its catalytic activity being essential for controlling neurite outgrowth. Such findings indicate that fine regulation of protein phosphorylation is critical during differentiation and suggest that small nucleolar RNAs like SNORD115‑14 might similarly participate in the regulation of gene expression programs during neural development, potentially by affecting alternative splicing or the stability of mRNAs encoding kinases and phosphatases."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "2"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": ""}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nOther investigations have focused on metabolic regulation, where PPA1 plays multifaceted roles in maintaining adipose tissue function. 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