Gene or accession: CG15583 Gene annotation error Gene CG15583 has incorrect exon/intron structure. Comments: I think the first two exons need to be split off as a separate odorant binding protein family gene. My coding cDNA is ATGCAGTCCCAATCCCTCCTGCTGATCGTTGCAGCCGTTGCCACGTTTCTGGTGGCCCAGACTACGGCCAAGTTCCTGCT GAAGGACCACGCCGACGCAGAGAAGGCGTTCGAGGAGTGCCGTGAGGACTACTACGTGCCGGACGACATCTACGAGAAGT ACCTGAACTACGAGTTTCCCGCCCACCGGCGCACCAGCTGCTTCGTCAAGTGCTTCCTGGAGAAGCTTGAGCTGTTCTCG GAGAAGAAGGGATTTGACGAGCGCGCCATGATCGCCCAGTTCACCTCCAAGAGCAGCAAAGACCTGTCCACGGTCCAGCA CGGCCTGGAGAAGTGCATCGACCACAACGAGGCCGAGTCGGATGTCTGCACCTGGGCCAACCGAGTCTTCTCCTGCTGGC TGCCCATCAACCGCCACGTGGTGCGTAAGGTCTTCGCC The last exon is more complicated. It appears to have the coding capacity for two odorant binding proteins, however they may be fused or alternatively spliced. In either case there may be a 5' exon missing that encodes a signal sequence characteristic of these proteins. My coding cDNA for the first part is ATGAGTTCCCCTCGTGCGGTTCTAGTCAGCCTGTTCCTGATCTGCAGTCAGGCACTAGCTGACCTTTCTGGTGATGCCCA GACTCTGGAAAAGTGCCTGCGGCAACTTAGTTCGCCGGAGAGCATTGCTGGCGATCTTCGAAAGCTGGAACGGTATTCAT CTTGGACGCGGGAGGAGGTACCTTGCCTGATGCGCTGCTTGGCCAGAGAAAAGGGCTGGTTCGACGTGGAGGAAAACAAG TGGAGGCTCAAGCAACTGACTGAGGACCTGGGCGCCGATGTCTATAACTACTGCAGATTCGAGCTGCGCCGGATGGGGTC CGATGGCTGCAGCTTCGCCTATCGGGGACTCAGGTGCCTGAAGCAGGCCGAGATGCATGCGGGCACCAGCCTGAGCACAC TGCTACAGTGTTCCCGCCAGCTG I don't know how to deal with the second part, perhaps you can annotate it as an alternatively spliced product.