Gene or accession: new gene Missed gene Comments: There is a seemingly fine new gene encoding a small secreted protein related to the A10 or OS-D protein in a small family we call SAPs (sensory appendage proteins) of unknown function (the other two previously unknown members are well annotated, CG9358 and CG11390, although the latter should use the methionine start codon two codons upstream) in gb|AE003462.1. My cDNA is ATGCTACTTTTAAATAAAAACCGAGTGATTTCTTTGGTCGTTAATTTTATTTTTCTTATCATTCTCATTTCATCGAGTGT CCAAGCGGATGAGAGAAACATTAACAAGCTGCTGAACAACCAGGTGGTGGTCAGCCGCCAGATTATGTGCATCCTGGGCA AGAGCGAATGCGACCAACTGGGACTTCAACTCAAAGCTGCCCTGCCAGAAGTTATAACCAGGAAATGCAGGAACTGCTCC CCACAACAGGCTCAAAAAGCGCAAAAGCTGACCACATTTCTGCAAACTAGATACCCGGACGTATGGGCCATGCTTCTAAG GAAGTACGACAGTGCCTAA My translation is MLLLNKNRVISLVVNFIFLIILISSSVQADERNINKLLNNQVVVSRQIMCILGKSECDQLGLQLKAALPEVITRKCRNCS PQQAQKAQKLTTFLQTRYPDVWAMLLRKYDSA