Subject: Re: Drosophila CytP450's & FlyBase Dear Michael, 6t2p has three in frame stops that make it a pseudogene compared to its close cousins 6t1 and 6t3 shown below 6t1 AC012831 comp(42975-44564) no introns MIAVFSLIAAALAVGSLVLLPVVLRGGCLLVVTIVWLWQILHFWHWRRLGVPFVPAAPFV GNVWNLLRGACCFGDQFRELYESKEAAGRAFVGIDVLHNHALLLRDPALIKRIMVEDFAQ FSSRFETTDPTCDTMGSQNLFFSKYETWRETHKIFAPFFAAGKVRNMYGLLENIGQKLEE HMEQKLSGRDSMELEVKQLCALFTTDIIASLAFGIEAHSLQNPEAEFRRMCIEVNDPRPK RLLHLFTMFFFPRLSHRVGTHLYSEEYERFMRKSMDYVLSQRAESGENRHDLIDIFLQLK RTEPAESIIHRPDFFAAQAAFLLLAGFDTSSSTITFALYELAKNTTIQDRLRTELRAALQ SSQDRQLSCDTVTGLVYLRQVVDEVLRLYPPTAFLDRCCNSRTGYDLSPWNGGSPFKLRA GTPVYISVLGIHRDAQYWPNPEVFDPERFSAEQRQQHHPMTYLPFGAGPRGCIGTLLGQL EIKVGLLHILNHFRVEVCERTLPEMRFDPKAFVLTAHNGTYLRFVKNSL 6t2p AC014742 1042-2504 VETAACCFGDQFRELYERKEAAGRAIVGINVLHSHALLLRDPALIRRILVEDFPEFSSSF KSTDAIRDTMGSGNLLFTKYKTWWETHKIFAIRLGGRRIRSLLYGLLERI*QNLEAHMAQ KLNGAESVELEVKQLCALFTTDIFAKFALQSLQNPEAEFRPMCIEVNDPKPKRLSHHLFT HRPDFYVAQAAFLLLAGFDTSSSFALYELAKNPTIEHRLQAELRVDLQSSHNHQLSYDTL TGLVYLRQVLEDLPFGAGPRGCIGTLLGQLGIKVGLLHTLKHFRVELCERTLPEMRFDP* ASVLTAHNGTFLRFVRNSL* 6t3 AC015208 comp(17123-18689) MLLIWLLLLTIVTLNFWLRHKYDYFRSRGIPHLPPSSWSPMGNLGQLLFLRISFGDLFRQ LYADPRNGQAKIVGFFIFQTPALMVRDPELIRQVLIKNFNNFLNRFESADAGDPMGALTL PLAKYHHWKESRQCMSQLFTSGRMRDVMYSQMLDVASDLEQYLNRKLGDRLERVLPLGRM CQLYTTDVTGNLFYSLNVGGLRRGRSELITKTKELFNTNPRKVLDFMSVFFLPKWTGVLK PKVFTEDYARYMRHLVDDHHEPTKGDLINQLQHFQLSRSSNHYSQHPDFVASQAGIILLA GFETSSALMGFTLYELAKAPDIQERLRSELREAFISTATLSYDTLMTLPYLKMVCLEALR LYPAAAFVNRECTSSASEGFSLQPHVDFIVPPGMPAYISILGLHRDERFWPEPCVFDPER FGPERSRHIHPMTYIPFGAGPHGCIGSRLGVLQLKLGIVHILKQYWVETCERTVSEIRFN PKSFMLESENEIYLRFCRSSL 6a15p is short and has stops and frameshifts. Compare to 6a16 below 6a15p this is a pseudogene on AC020451 2595-3373 with in frame stops and frame shifts AFTVTNSKLAKKLKMKILRDDLTDFFLSVVKPALSGMTLWTSPPSGGRSSRQGGSKFDLS HNWTLEQMAAQAIVFFLAGFETSSSTMSSCKYELALQPEI*NQIRDEIERVLEGNAITYD ALAKINYPEQVLSETLRKHPIQLIKFLLETQESFRVRNTELIVEKGTSLLIPVHSVHYDP HLYPHPKLFDSSRLKAYKSNSRHPFAYLPFGTFGPRSCIGLRFGKMQAKIGIVSLCQRFK FGDSDLTDIPL 6a16 AC004721 comp(2956-5070) MDFTLLLLTSLLSFLLGYLRYRFTYWELRGIPQLRPHFLFGHFFRLQSVHYSELLQETYD AFRGSAKVAGTYVFLRPMAVVLDLDLVKAVLIRDFNNFVDRRSFHGDPLTANLFNLQGEE WRNLRTKLSPTFTSGKMKYMFGTVSTVAQQLGGTFDELVGSQGAVLELHDLMARYTTDVI GSCAFGTECSSLREPQAEFRQVGRRIFRNSNRSIRWRIFKMTYLSSLAKLGLPVRILHPD ITKFFNRIVRETVELRERENIRRNDFMDLLLDLRRKGLTMEQMAAQAFVFFVAGFETSSS NMSYALFELAKNQDVQQKLRMEINDSIGKHGKLTYEAMMEMPYLDQTITETLRKYPALSS LTRLASEDYEIPSPDGGDPVVLEKGTSVHIPVLAIHYDPEVYPEPHEFRPERFAPDACRE RHPTAFLGFGDGPRNCIGLRFGRMQVKVGLITLLRRFRFSLPPGSPTQLKVTKRNLILLP SDGVRLQVDPVESRLM 307a2p is a short N-terminal fragment of a P450. It is missing nearly all of the seq. compare to 307a1. 307a1 AC014810 comp(54284-52654) also AC007840 MLAALIYTILAILLSVLATSYICIIYGVKRRVLQPVKTKNSTEINHNAYQKYTQAPGPRP WPIIGNLHLLDRYRDSPFAGFTALAQQYGDIYSLTFGHTRCLVVNNLELIREVLNQNGKV MSGRPDFIRYHKLFGGERSNSLALCDWSQLQQKRRNLARHCCEEMEHWNRELGNQLVPGE PINIKPLILKACANMFSQYMCSLRFDYDDVDFQQIVQYFDEIFWEINQGHPLDFLPWLYP FYQRHLNKIINWSSTIRGFIMERIIRHRELSVDLDEPDRDFTDALLKSLLEDKDVSRNTI IFMLEDFIGGHSAVGNLVMLVLAYIAKNVDIGRRIQEEIDAIIEEENRSINLLDMNAMPY TMATIFEVLRYSSSPIVPHVATEDTVISGYGVTKGTIVFINNYVLNTSEKFWVNPKEFNP LRFLEPDNEKLQLKRNIPHFLPFSIGKRTCIGQNLVRGFGFLVVVNVMQRYNISSHNPST IKISPESLALPADCFPLVLTPREKIGPL 307a2p AC019383 comp(3284-3706) AL078186 MLTSVFYVLFAIAITIILISYVFLLLKCKQKAFVVIGLLYQEKKYQCFDQAPGPHPWPII GNINLLGRFQYNPFYGFGTLTKKYGDIYSLSLGHTRCIVVNNVDLIKEVLNKNGKYFGGR PDFFRYHKLFGGDRNNCKFIXXLRF 9f3p is missing an exon or two at the active site. This includes the heme binding cys that is essential for activity. 9f2 AC017132 AC017240 AC009741 AC017170 AC007594 PLUS ESTs MLWEFFALFAIAAALFYRWASANNDFFKDRGIAYEKPVLYFGNMAGMFLRKRAMFDIVCD LYTKGGSKKFFGIFEQRQPLLMVRDPDLIKQITIKDFDHFINHRNVFATSSDDDPHDMSN LFGSSLFSMRDARWKDMRSTLSPAFTGSKMRQMFQLMNQVAKEAVDCLKQDDSRVQENEL DMKDYCTRFTNDVIASTAFGLQVNSFKDRENTFYQMGKKLTTFTFLQNMKFILLFALKSL NKILKVEIFDRKSTQYFVRLVLDAMKYRQEHNIVRPDMINMLMEARGIIQTEKTKASAVR EWSDRDIVAQCFVFFFAGFETSAVLMCFTAHELMENQDVQQRLYEEVQQVDQDLEGKELT YEAIMGMKYLDQVVNEVLRKWPAAIAVDRECNK DITFDVDGQKVEVKKGDVIWLPTCGFH RDPKYFENPMKFDPERFSDENKESIQPFTYFPFGLGQRNCIGSRFALL EAKAVIYYLLKD YRFAPAKKSCIPLELITSGFQLSPKGGFWIKLVQRN 9f3p AC017132 AC017240 AC009741 AC017170 AC007594 PLUS ESTs MLWEFLALFAIATALFYRWASANNDFFKDRGIAYEKPVLYLGNMAGMFLRKRAMLDIVCD LYTKGGSGKFFGIFAQRQPLLMVRDPDLIKQITIKDFDHFINHRNEFDTSSDDDPHDMSN LFSSSLFSMRDARWKDMRSTLSPAFTGSKMRQMFQLMNQVAKEAVDCLKQDDSRVQENEL DMKDYCTRFTNDVIASTAFGLQVNSFKDRENTFYQMGKKLTTFTFLQSMKFMLFFALKGL NKILKVELFDRKSTQYFVRLVLDAMKYRQEHNIVRPDMINMLMEARGIIQTEKTKASAVR EWSDRDIVAQCFVFFFAGFETSAVLMCFTAHELMENQDVQQRLYEEVQQVDQDLEGKELK YLDQVVSEVLRKWPPAIAFDRECNK (see seq above for missing piece) EAKAVIYYLLKDYRFAPAKKSCIPLELISSGFQLS PKGGFWIKLVQRN By my definition of not producing a functioning P450 protein these are all pseudogenes. The def. of a psuedogene is a bit slippery. Some may say that these proteins are made into mRNA since some have ESTs and maybe into a protein, but it won't work as a P450. David ---------- >Subject: Re: Drosophila CytP450's & FlyBase >Date: Sat, Apr 15, 2000, 8:29 AM > > David > > Three CytP450 gene symbols end in 'p'. Two of these have no CT. > Are these pseudogenes ? > > '87B-C','Cyp9f3p','39772' > '44D','Cyp6a15p','34554' > '39C1-3','Cyp6t2p','none' > 'unmapped','Cyp307a2p','none' > > Michael