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Microexons in alternative splicing account for a substantial share of localization changes, with 38% of tested isoform pairs altering protein localization in a high-content imaging screen.
- Why it matters: It remains unclear how splicing reshapes protein interaction patterns and where proteins end up in cells, despite splicing’s broad role in expanding proteome complexity.
- What they did: The study used high-content imaging to test the localization effects of individual exons, then combined bioinformatic and structural analyses with biochemical validation of a 4-aa microexon in sorting nexin 2.
- The result: Tissue-regulated longer exons preferentially reshape local interaction patterns, while microexons fine-tune key interfaces; the 4-aa microexon shows that residue insertion, not side-chain chemistry, drives localization differences via repositioning a charged residue.
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