08:07:35 2001 Gene or accession: AE003436 (CG15899 and CG4222) Release: 2 Gene annotation error Gene CG15899 and CG4222 has incorrect exon/intron structure or translation start site. Comments: 1) Comparison with mammalian Ca2+ channel alpha13 subunit sequences (NP_06149, NP_066921, NP_066919) suggested that predicted genes CG15899 and CG4222 should instead form a single gene. RT-PCR of D. melanogaster mRNA (sense primer \- ACTCCTCGCACACCTCGTCA, antisense primer \- GTCGTCCACGCAGGGCTGAT) confirmed this suspicion. AE003436 nt 217058-211515 constitute an intron. This intron is of the AT-AC type, just like the corresponding introns in the mammalian genes. I have not confirmed the putative translation initiation site of CG15899/CG4222. 2) AE003436 nt 199014-198781 were predicted to form part of an exon. RT-PCR of D. melanogaster mRNA (sense primer \- GAACCGGCCACCTGCTATGC, antisense primer \- TCCGGCGGCTGATTATGGTA) showed that they are part of an intron. In other words, the wrong splice acceptor was predicted. 3) AE003436 nt 180921-180860 were predicted to be an intron. However, comparison with the mammalian orthologues strongly suggests that these nt are part of the exon. These and downstream nt (now frameshifted) encode the 4th, 5th and 6th membrane-spanning segments of the 4th homologous repeat domain of the calcium channel. As yet, I haven't experimentally verified the new prediction, nor have I identified the stop codon. >nucleotide TCCAGCTCGTCCAGTTCGTCCGGCGAACCGAATCTGCCGTATCCGGGATTCCCCGAGATC TCTATCAGGGCGCTGACGCAGTACACCCGGCCGCGCAACTGGTGCCTGATGCTCATCACC AATCCATGGTTCGAGCGCGTCTCCATTCTGGTCATCCTGCTCAACTGCATCACTCTCGGC ATGTATCAGCCCTGCGTGGACGACGCATGTGTGACGAACCGCTGCAAGATCCTTCAGATC TTCGACGACATCATCTTCGCCTTCTTTGCCCTGGAAATGACCATCAAGATGGTGGCCATG GGCATCTGTGGCAAGAACACCTATCTGGCAGACTCGTGGAATCGGCTGGACTTCTTCATC GTTCTGGCAGGTCTGCTGGAGTACGTGATGCATGTGGAGAATCTCAATCTGACTGCCATA CGAACGATTCGAGTGCTGCGTCCGCTGCGGGCCATCAATCGAATACCCAGCATGCGAATC CTGGTGATGCTCCTGCTGGACACGCTGCCCATGCTGGGCAATGTCCTGTTGCTCTGCTTT TTCGTGTTCTTCATCTTCGGAATTATTGGAGTCCAGCTGTGGGAGGGAATTCTGCGACAG CGATGTAGTCTGATGCGAACTGAAGGCATGGTCTATCCACTCACCCTGTCGCAGTACTAC GAGTTCTCCAAAGATCAGGACTATATCTGCTCCACGCCAAACGATTCGGGAATGCATCTA TGCGGAAATTTCCCGCCCTATCGCATTGGTTCGCTGGTCTGTAATGAGGAGGCCAAGCTG TTCGACTTCAATGAGCCGACGAACACGTCCTGCGTCAATTGGAACCAGTACTATACCACC TGCAAGCAGAGCGGCGAGAATCCCTTTCAGGGCACGATATCCTTCGACAACATCGGCATG GCCTGGGTGGCCATATTCCTGGTCATCTCGCTGGAGGGCTGGACGGACATAATGTATTAC GTGCAGGATGCGCACAGCTTTTGGGATTGGATATACTTTGTGCTGCTGATTGTGATTGGT TCGTTCTTCATGATCAACCTGTGCCTGGTCGTCATCGCCACGCAATTCTCGGAGACCAAG AAACGCGAAATGGAGCGGATGCGACAGGAGCGAGCCCGTTATACATCCACTTCAACCCTG GCCAGCAGCACAAATAACTCGGAACCGGCCACCTGCTATGCGGAGATCGTCAAATATATC GCCCACCTGTGGCGGCGCTTCAAGAGACGAATGTTAAAGAAGTACAGATTATATAAGTAC CAGCGACAGCAGCGCAAGGAGGGCCTACTGCCCAATGCCGACAATTTGACCTTTTCGCCG TCGCGGATCAAGTGCCATCATCCCAAGTGCCCCAAGTACAGTAATCGCAAGCCGTCCAGT ATTCAGGATCAGATGATTACCGTCATGGTGCCGCTCAATTCGGCTAGCAACAACATTAAT AATAACAACAACAACAACAGCAACAGTAGCAACCACAATGGCAGTGGAAACCACACAGCT GCCGGCGGTGGCAACAACAATAACAACAACAACAACAACAATGCCGCCAGCTGCACCACA GTGGCACTGGTCAATGGGATAAATGGCAGCGCCGCCAGTGTGACCATGTCCTCGGCCCAC CATCAGCAACATCAATTGCTGCAACATCAACAGCAGCAACACCAAAACCAACAGCAGCAG CAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCACTCCTCGTCGGACAACACGGAGCAATCTCTGGCCCCAGACGGA TTGCCCCGGAGTTCCTCGCTGAAAAAATCCACCGCACATCATCAACTGAAGCCGGAGGGC AGTGCCGCCGAGCAGAAGACCATATTGCTGAAGTTTCCGCAGCAAATGATTGATTCCGAG CAGCTAATTCTGCAGTTGGGAAATTTGGGCAAGAGTCATCCGTGCACCTCGGGCTTCCTA AGTCCGCCCACCTCGGCCAGCCGGCGACCTTCGGTGATGTTCAACGAGTACGTGCTGCTC CACACGCCGCCTGCCCTCAACGCAGATCCGGCAACGGCGGGCACCACCACAACGGTGGCT CCAACAGTCGCAACAGTTGCCGGCACGGCGGCCGCCGCAGCAGCTGCAGCAGCGACAGGA TCCGGCAGTGGCAATAACAACCACCAAAATGGCGGTGCAAGTGGAGGAGCTGGAACTGGG GGAACCACTGAGAAAAGCAACATTTTCTCAACGGAAAAGATGACCCAAGCTGGCGATGGC AGCATCTGGCAGGTTAATCTGCCGCAGACCATCGGCACCATTGCCAATCCCTATGCCGAT TGCTCTGAACTTGGTATACACGATGCGATGACTTGTCAAGAGCTCTTAGCATTCTCTGTG GCCTTTTCAGCGGCATTGCCGACGGGCCAGAGTACGCTAGAGTCATTCTACACATCGCTG GCCCGCTGCGATCCTCACACCGCAGAGGCGTTGCGGGCGCACCACAAGCCGCGCTCAGTG CCCACTGGGCAAAATCAAACGACACCGGGCGCGGAAGGAGCCACTGTGATGGTTGCCTCA ACGGCTGGTGATACCGGCCAGACACTTCAACCCTCGACAGTGTCGGCAGTGGTGGGCGGA ACCATCGATAGCCATGCGGCGAACCATCGTCGAAAGGAGCACCACCAGCAGTCGCACCAC CATCATAACAATAACAATACCACCAGTCACAGTCGCAACTATCGCTCACGGCAGGGACAG GGAAATTCGCGAATGCGTGAGCCACGCGCCCCCACTGGCAACTATATGGAGGACTATGCG TGCTGTTATGATCTCTACCAGAACGCCCTGTCGCCACTGGACGAACGGCCCAGGCAGAGA TCGCCGACGACTCGCTGTCTGATCTCCGTGTATCGATGCATGTCGCGCGTGTGCAGCTGG ATTCGTCGCTACATCCGGCGATTGGTGGAGCACAAGTACTTCCAGCAGGGCATCCTGTTG GCCATCCTGATTAACACGCTGTCCATGGGCATCGAGTACCATAATCAGCCGCCGGAATTG ACCGCCATTGTGGAGACGAGCAACGTCGTCTTCTCCGGCATCTTTGCTGTTGAAATGTTA CTAAAGGTTGTTGCAGAGGGTCCATTCCGCTACATTGCCAATGGATTCAATGTTTTCGAT GGCATCATCGTTATTCTCAGTGCCATTGAGATCTGTCAGACGTTCATGGGCAACGGAACG GGTGGTGGTGGCTCCGGACTGTCCGTGTTGCGGACATTCCGGTTGCTGCGAATCCTCAAA TTGGTCCGGTTTATGCCCAATCTGCGACGCCAGCTATTCGTGATGCTGCGCACAATGGAC AACGTGGCCGTGTTCTTCTCCCTTCTCGTTTTATTCATCTTTATATTCAGTATACTCGGC ATGAATCTGTTCGGATGTAAATTCTGCGAGAAAGTTAACGGAGAGATGATTTGCGATCGT AAGAATTTCGACAGCCTGCTCTGGGCGCTCGTCACAGTGTTCCAGATACTGACGCAAGAG GATTGGAACGTCGTCCTGTTCAACGGAATGGAAAAGACAAGTCATTGGGCCGCATTGTAC TTTGTGGCACTAATGACGTTCGGCAATTATGTGCTATTTAATTTATTGGTGGCCATTTTG GTTGAGGGATTCAGTTCAGAGCGAAATGAACGTCGCGAGCGCGAACAGCGCGAGTTGGTT AAGAAACTGCGTGAGGAGACGTTGGCCGAGAACTACAGCGATGGTATGTACGATGAGTCG CGGAGCGAGGCAGACTCCTCGACCACCAACGATAGTTACTACGAGGTGCGCAACCGCTGG CGATCGGCGGAGGATGTGCGCAAGCTACAGGACTCCGTCGAGCTGATCATCGAGGCCAAG AGCAACATGCACCGCCAGCGCCTGCTGCAGCCCACCCACGATTACCAGATCAACGAGCTG CCCGCCTCGTCTGCCGCCCCTTCCGCCTCTGGCACCTCTGGCGCCTCCGCACCTGGCGAC CGGGAGAGGGACAGGGACAGAGACAGAGATAGGGAGCGAGACAGAGATAGGGACAGGGAG CGGGACAGAGAGGCGGGCGGCGGCGGCAAGGAGGAGGGGGCGCAGCATGCCAAGCCGCGC GGCGGCCTCAAAAAGACATACTCCATCAAGGAGCGGCGCAGCGAGGCGCCACGCCTCTCC AAGATCCGGCTCGCCCGGGATCCGCCCATCATCACGACAACGGCGGCCACGCCGCAGGAC TCGCCCAGCACCACGTTGGAGCCGGGCATGAGCTTCCGCCAGTGGGGCGACATGGAGCCA CCCAGTCCGCCCTCTCCGTCGCTTTTGCGACCGCCGAACATCTTTACCGGCGGACAGCGG AGTCTGGACGAGGGCATACCCTCCATCGATCTCATACCGCCCTCGCCGGTGCTATCCCAC AAGCCCCTGAATATCCTCAATGCCAGCCAGCTGGGCGTGGGCATGGGAGGCGGTGTCCCC AGCACCGCCGGCAGTTCGAGCAGCATGCACAGCGTGATCATCGACGACATTTCGAAGAGC TCCAGCTCAACGGCGGCGGCTACGCCCATTTATGTGCCCACCATCTCGTCCACAGCGGAC GCGCAGAGCCAGAGTCACAGTCTCAACGATGTAAGTGTGGGCTCCAGTCCAGGAGGTGAG ATTCCCGCAACGGGAATGAGCAGGAATGCCAACACGGGAGCCTCGACCAGTGGAAGTTCG TCCAGCGAGCGCCTGCCATTGGCTCCACCTCCTCAGCAGGGGAGTTTTAAGCAGCGCTTA CGGCGCGGTAGCTCCAAAAAGCGACGTGCCTCCGCTTTGGCCCTGGCCACAGACGACAAT CCGGCTCGAAGAACGCTGGATAATCAGGCTCGAAGGACCCAGGACGAGGAGGAAGAACAG CAGCAGCTGAACAATGGCGGCGATAACAGCTGTTTGCTGAGAAACAGCAACGCTGTGGTC AGCGGTTCCTCCTCCGGCACCAAGGAGACCAATCGCCTGAGTCCACAAAACTCCATACGA AGGTTATCCAATACACTGAGTATAGGCAGCGGACCGGTGGGCAGTCGTCGGGCATCGGCT TGCATTTTCAACTCGCAGGTCTATCAGAATCTAAATCAACCGCCCAAACTGCGTCCAGGG TCCGGGCAACGAAGGATGAGCTCCATCGAACTTGCGTTCAGCAAGACTTCGCACCTGAAT CTGCACAACTTGGAGGCCAACCGCAAGTCGCTCTCGTATACGAACTCGAAGATGGACCTG GACAAGTGGAACAAGTCGTACGGCAATCTGAATGAGCCGGACAACATGCTGCAACAGTAC ATGGAGGCGCGGGACAAGCGCAAGAACTCCATCAGCCACTACAACCTAAAGAAGCGGCTC GAGGAAAAGGAGCTGCAGCAGCTGCAGCAGCTCCACCAGCAACAGCTGCTCCAGCAACGG CAGGACTCCTTCTCCTCGACCACCCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCTGCAGCAGCACCGCTTG TCCAAGGATCAGCAGCAGCTAGCGATGCAGCCACATTCCATGGTGCCAGGAGGCGGCGAG CGCTACTCCAAGCTCAAGATGCTCATCGAGCAGCTGACGCCCAAGCACTTTACCACCGAG CGCGAGGACTACTCGCTCTACATATTCCCAGAGGACAACAGGTTCCGGCAAATCTGTACG TGGTTTGTCAACCAAAAGTGGTTCGACAACGTGGTCCTGCTGTTCATCGCGCTCAATTGC ATCACCCTGGCCATGGAAAGACCAAACATCCCTCCAAGCAGCACCGAAAGATTGTTCCTG GCAACAGCCAATTACGTGTTCACCGTCGTCTTTACCGTCGAAATGTTTATCAAGGTGGTG GCAACGGGAATGTTTTACGGCCACGACGCCTACTTTACGTCCGGCTGGAATATCATGGAC GGATCTTTGGTTACCATTTCCATAATTGATTTGTTAATGTCCCTGATTAGCGAATCGAGT CCGAGGATATTTGGGATTTTAAGGGTGTTTCGACTACTCCGATCCTTGCGGCCGCTGCGG GTGATCAACCGAGCCCCGGGTCTGAAACTAGTCGTGCAAACGCTCTTATCGTCCCTGCGT CCCATCGGCAACATCGTGCTGATCTGCTGCACCTTCTTCATCATCTTCGGCATCCTGGGC GTTCAGCTCTTCAAGGGCACCTTCTACTACTGCGAGGGAGAGAACATCAAGGGCGTGCGG AATGCGGACGAGTGCCGCAGGATTCCTGGCAACGTTTGGACCAACCGCAAGTACAACTTC GACGATCTGGGCAAGGCCCTGATGTCTTTATTCGTCCTGAGTTCCCGCGACGGCTGGGTA AACATCATGTACACCGGCCTGGATGCGGTGGGCGTCGACCAGCAGCCCATCGTTAACTAT AACGAGTGGCGTCTCCTGTACTTCATCGCCTTCATCCTGTTGGTGGGCTTCTTCGTGCTG AACATGTTCGTCGGCGTGGTGGTGGAGAACTTCCATCGTTGTCGTGAGGAGCAGGAGAAG GAGGAGAAGATCCGGCGGGCGGCGAAGAGGGCTCTGCAGATGGAGAAGAAGCGCCGCCGG ATGCACGAGCCACCTTACTACACCAACTACTCACCCACCCGGATGTTCGTTCACAATGTG GTGACCTCCAAGTACTTTGATTTAGCCATTGCTGCCGTCATCGGCCTGAACGTGGTCACC ATGGCCATGGAGTACTACAAGATGCCATCTGGACTCAAGTATGCACTGAAGATCTTCAAT TACTTTTTTACGGCGGTCTTCATACTGGAGGCCAATATGAAGTTGGTCGCTCTGGGCTGG AAGCTGTATCTCAAGGACCGCTGGAACCAGCTAGACGTGGGCATTGTCCTGCTCTCGATT GTGGGCATTGTACTGGAGGAGCTGGAGACGAACACGCACCAGATTATACCCATCAATCCG ACGATTATACGGGTGATGAGGGTACTGCGGATTGCCAGAGTGCTGAAACTCCTGAAGATG GCCAATGGCATAAGGGCCCTCCTGGACACCGTGATGCAGGCCCTGCCCCAGGTGGGCAAC CTGGGACTACTGTTTTTCCTGCTATTCTTCATATTCGCGGCATTGGGCGTGGAGCTTTTC GGGCGACTCGAGTGCTCCGACGAGATTCCCTGTCAGGGATTGGGCGAGCACGCGCACTTC GCCAACTTTGGCATGGCTTTCCTCACATTGTTTCGCGTAGCGACTGGCGACAATTGGAAC GGCATCATGAAGGATACGCTGAGGGATAATTGCGATGACGCGGCCGATTGCGTGCGCAAT TGCTGCGTCAGCTCGGTTATTGCTCCCATATTCTTTGTGATATTCGTGCTAATGGCGCAA TTCGTTTTAGTGAACGTCGTCGTGGCTGTACTGATGAAACACCTCGAGGAGAGCCACAAG CAAATGGAGGACGAGCTCGATATGGAGGTGGAGCTCGAGCGCGAGCTG >protein SSSSSSSGEPNLPYPGFPEISIRALTQYTRPRNWCLMLITNPWFERVSILVILLNCITLG MYQPCVDDACVTNRCKILQIFDDIIFAFFALEMTIKMVAMGICGKNTYLADSWNRLDFFI VLAGLLEYVMHVENLNLTAIRTIRVLRPLRAINRIPSMRILVMLLLDTLPMLGNVLLLCF FVFFIFGIIGVQLWEGILRQRCSLMRTEGMVYPLTLSQYYEFSKDQDYICSTPNDSGMHL CGNFPPYRIGSLVCNEEAKLFDFNEPTNTSCVNWNQYYTTCKQSGENPFQGTISFDNIGM AWVAIFLVISLEGWTDIMYYVQDAHSFWDWIYFVLLIVIGSFFMINLCLVVIATQFSETK KREMERMRQERARYTSTSTLASSTNNSEPATCYAEIVKYIAHLWRRFKRRMLKKYRLYKY QRQQRKEGLLPNADNLTFSPSRIKCHHPKCPKYSNRKPSSIQDQMITVMVPLNSASNNIN NNNNNNSNSSNHNGSGNHTAAGGGNNNNNNNNNNAASCTTVALVNGINGSAASVTMSSAH HQQHQLLQHQQQQHQNQQQQQQQQQHSSSDNTEQSLAPDGLPRSSSLKKSTAHHQLKPEG SAAEQKTILLKFPQQMIDSEQLILQLGNLGKSHPCTSGFLSPPTSASRRPSVMFNEYVLL HTPPALNADPATAGTTTTVAPTVATVAGTAAAAAAAAATGSGSGNNNHQNGGASGGAGTG GTTEKSNIFSTEKMTQAGDGSIWQVNLPQTIGTIANPYADCSELGIHDAMTCQELLAFSV AFSAALPTGQSTLESFYTSLARCDPHTAEALRAHHKPRSVPTGQNQTTPGAEGATVMVAS TAGDTGQTLQPSTVSAVVGGTIDSHAANHRRKEHHQQSHHHHNNNNTTSHSRNYRSRQGQ GNSRMREPRAPTGNYMEDYACCYDLYQNALSPLDERPRQRSPTTRCLISVYRCMSRVCSW IRRYIRRLVEHKYFQQGILLAILINTLSMGIEYHNQPPELTAIVETSNVVFSGIFAVEML LKVVAEGPFRYIANGFNVFDGIIVILSAIEICQTFMGNGTGGGGSGLSVLRTFRLLRILK LVRFMPNLRRQLFVMLRTMDNVAVFFSLLVLFIFIFSILGMNLFGCKFCEKVNGEMICDR KNFDSLLWALVTVFQILTQEDWNVVLFNGMEKTSHWAALYFVALMTFGNYVLFNLLVAIL VEGFSSERNERREREQRELVKKLREETLAENYSDGMYDESRSEADSSTTNDSYYEVRNRW RSAEDVRKLQDSVELIIEAKSNMHRQRLLQPTHDYQINELPASSAAPSASGTSGASAPGD RERDRDRDRDRERDRDRDRERDREAGGGGKEEGAQHAKPRGGLKKTYSIKERRSEAPRLS KIRLARDPPIITTTAATPQDSPSTTLEPGMSFRQWGDMEPPSPPSPSLLRPPNIFTGGQR SLDEGIPSIDLIPPSPVLSHKPLNILNASQLGVGMGGGVPSTAGSSSSMHSVIIDDISKS SSSTAAATPIYVPTISSTADAQSQSHSLNDVSVGSSPGGEIPATGMSRNANTGASTSGSS SSERLPLAPPPQQGSFKQRLRRGSSKKRRASALALATDDNPARRTLDNQARRTQDEEEEQ QQLNNGGDNSCLLRNSNAVVSGSSSGTKETNRLSPQNSIRRLSNTLSIGSGPVGSRRASA CIFNSQVYQNLNQPPKLRPGSGQRRMSSIELAFSKTSHLNLHNLEANRKSLSYTNSKMDL DKWNKSYGNLNEPDNMLQQYMEARDKRKNSISHYNLKKRLEEKELQQLQQLHQQQLLQQR QDSFSSTTQQQQQQLQQHRLSKDQQQLAMQPHSMVPGGGERYSKLKMLIEQLTPKHFTTE REDYSLYIFPEDNRFRQICTWFVNQKWFDNVVLLFIALNCITLAMERPNIPPSSTERLFL ATANYVFTVVFTVEMFIKVVATGMFYGHDAYFTSGWNIMDGSLVTISIIDLLMSLISESS PRIFGILRVFRLLRSLRPLRVINRAPGLKLVVQTLLSSLRPIGNIVLICCTFFIIFGILG VQLFKGTFYYCEGENIKGVRNADECRRIPGNVWTNRKYNFDDLGKALMSLFVLSSRDGWV NIMYTGLDAVGVDQQPIVNYNEWRLLYFIAFILLVGFFVLNMFVGVVVENFHRCREEQEK EEKIRRAAKRALQMEKKRRRMHEPPYYTNYSPTRMFVHNVVTSKYFDLAIAAVIGLNVVT MAMEYYKMPSGLKYALKIFNYFFTAVFILEANMKLVALGWKLYLKDRWNQLDVGIVLLSI VGIVLEELETNTHQIIPINPTIIRVMRVLRIARVLKLLKMANGIRALLDTVMQALPQVGN LGLLFFLLFFIFAALGVELFGRLECSDEIPCQGLGEHAHFANFGMAFLTLFRVATGDNWN GIMKDTLRDNCDDAADCVRNCCVSSVIAPIFFVIFVLMAQFVLVNVVVAVLMKHLEESHK QMEDELDMEVELEREL