Gene or accession: new gene Missed gene Comments: I believe there is an unannotated gene encoding a tetraspanin (four transmembrane protein) in gb|AE003842.1. We have sequenced a BDGP cDNA encoding this protein, called GH05668, and it has also been submitted to GenBank by Rubin's group. The cDNA sequence is TTAGCATTGTCAACTGCTCACGAACGGTTCGAAAAGCGGAGCGCGCGTAAAATCATTCTGTAAATCATTCAAAAGGCGGA AAACTCAAGTTGCAGTTCTTCATCCATCTCCACCAGCAATCTCTGGCAAAACTCAGGCAAAATGAGCTGCGGAATCTCCA TGGTTAAATATATCCTATTTATATTTAATTTGCTCTGTTCGATATGCGGCATATTGCTGATCGTATTCGGAGCTCTGCTG TTCAGCAAAGTCCGTAACATGGATGACTTCGCGGAAGCCCTGCGAACCCAGCAGGTGCCCGTAACGATGATCATCCTGGG CACCATCATCCTGCTGATTTCCTGGTTCGGCTGCTGCGGAGCCATTCGGGAATCCTACTGCATGTCCATGACGTACTCGA TCTTGCTGATCGACCTGATGATTGGCCAACTGGCTTTGGTGATCTACATGTGGGTGCAGAAGGACAAGTACCTGGAGATC ATGGGCGACGTGGTCGAGAAGGCCTGGAACCATCGCACCAGTCGTTCCGACTACATGGACGCGATTCAGATCAGCATGAA ATGCTGCGGACGCAGTGGCTACACCGACTACGCCTACCAGGGCAAGTTCCCTCCCTCCTGCTGCAGCGACACCAACAACT GCCGCTGGGAGACCGTCTACCGGCGGGGATGCAAGGTCACCTTCGTTGAGTTCTGGGACAGGAACAGCGACATCATCAAG TATGCCGGTCTGGTCATCGCCGCCATCGAATTTGTGGGATTCGTTTTCGCCTGTTGCTTGGCGAACAGCATTCGGAACTA TAGACGCCGTGCGGAATATTAATCGACAAAGGACTAAGGCCTTGCACTAATTTTAATTGAAACCGAAAGTACGAATTATG TTGCCCAATTTTACGAATATTTACCTGATACAGATGGCCATTCAAATTTGCATAATCTCAAGCGTAAGCAGCAAATGCAG CAAATCCAATGACGAATGCGTAACGATCACTTTTGTAAGATCGTTTGTTCAAAGTTACACTGAATGTGCTAATATGTTTA ACTGTACAAAATAACTTATACTCCTGGAGATTGCAATAAACGGAGAAATTTATTTACAATTTAAAAAAAAAAAA The encoded protein is MSCGISMVKYILFIFNLLCSICGILLIVFGALLFSKVRNMDDFAEALRTQQVPVTMIILGTIILLISWFGCCGAIRESYC MSMTYSILLIDLMIGQLALVIYMWVQKDKYLEIMGDVVEKAWNHRTSRSDYMDAIQISMKCCGRSGYTDYAYQGKFPPSC CSDTNNCRWETVYRRGCKVTFVEFWDRNSDIIKYAGLVIAAIEFVGFVFACCLANSIRNYRRRAEY