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However, aberrant expression is detected in the tumour cells of multiple types of human cancer. MAGEA expression is mainly observed in cancers that have acquired malignant phenotypes, invasiveness and metastasis, and the expression of MAGEA family proteins has been linked to poor prognosis in cancer patients. All MAGE proteins share the common MAGE homology domain (MHD) which encompasses up to 70% of the protein; however, the areas flanking the MHD region vary between family members and are poorly conserved. To investigate the molecular basis of MAGEA10 expression and anomalous mobility in gel, deletion and point-mutation, analyses of the MAGEA10 protein were performed. Our data show that the intrinsically disordered N-terminal domain and, specifically, the first seven amino acids containing a unique linear motif, PRAPKR, are responsible for its expression, aberrant migration in SDS-PAGE and nuclear localisation. The aberrant migration in gel and nuclear localisation are not related to each other. Hiding the N-terminus with an epitope tag strongly affected its mobility in gel and expression in cells. 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