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Polyamines are ancient metabolites that support growth, translation, and autophagy. Zabala-Letona et al. reveal a new mode of action-'metabolic shielding'-in which polyamines protect phosphorylation motifs in spliceosomal factors. This work links polyamines, for the first time, to alternative splicing, raising new questions for cancer, aging, and beyond.
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