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One important mechanism for molecular diversification is alternative splicing.\n                  <jats:italic>Drosophila Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule (Dscam2<\/jats:italic>\n                  ) undergoes cell type-specific alternative splicing to produce two isoform-specific homophilic binding proteins. Regulated alternative splicing of\n                  <jats:italic>Dscam2<\/jats:italic>\n                  is important for dendrite and axon patterning, but how this translates to circuit wiring and animal behavior is not well understood. Here, we examined the role of cell-type specific expression of\n                  <jats:italic>Dscam2<\/jats:italic>\n                  isoforms in regulating synaptic partner selection in the larval somatosensory system. We found that synaptic partners in the nociceptive circuit express different Dscam2 isoforms. Forcing synaptic partners to express a common isoform resulted in nociceptive axon patterning defects and attenuated nocifensive behaviors, indicating that a role for Dscam2 alternative splicing is to ensure that synaptic partners do not express matching isoforms. These results point to a model in which regulated alternative splicing of\n                  <jats:italic>Dscam2<\/jats:italic>\n                  across populations of neurons restricts connectivity to specific partners and prevents inappropriate synaptic connections.\n                <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1101\/2023.03.01.530539","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,3]],"date-time":"2023-03-03T12:35:22Z","timestamp":1677846922000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Regulated alternative splicing of Dscam2 is required for somatosensory circuit wiring"],"prefix":"10.64898","author":[{"given":"Samantha E.","family":"Galindo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Grace Ji-eun","family":"Shin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"S. 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