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In doing so, SNORD32B helps ensure the fidelity and efficiency of translation—a function that may indirectly affect many of the protein‐mediated processes detailed in these articles such as the trafficking and membrane targeting functions of MAL (e.g., in central and peripheral myelination and urothelial organization) and the motor functions of kinesins like KIF21B, Rab GTPases, and other key regulators of synaptic transmission and cell signaling. This interplay between RNA modification and protein function is critical, as alterations in ribosome performance could have wide‐ranging consequences spanning nervous, immune, and epithelial cell physiology."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "8"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nIn parallel, several of these studies illuminate how dysregulation of protein transport and signaling—via mechanisms involving kinesin motors (KIF21B), Rab GTPase regulators, and various receptor trafficking adaptors—can impinge on neural circuit formation, synaptic connectivity, and even tumorigenesis. Because effective translation is essential for the proper synthesis of all these proteins, it is plausible that SNORD32B’s role in rRNA methylation—a fundamental step in ribosome maturation—indirectly modulates these critical cellular functions. 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