Gene or accession: CG18338 Release: 2 Gene annotation error Genes CG18338 and CG13219 should be merged. Gene cDNA sequence: >skiff cDNA CCGTCGTGTGCAGTCGCTCTCGCTCCCGTTATTCGCCGTTCTGGGATTCCCGCTGGCGGACTCTGGTGGCCATCACCTT GATAATCCTTATTGTGAAATATGTGAAGTGCTGCAAAGAGTCTAAGGATATCCTGATATATTAACGGTTAACTAAACTA GTGCGCAATATTAGAGGCCTAAAAATAGCGAAAATAGCAGACATGCCGTGTTTTTGTGCCTCTGTGTGTGCGTGAGTGT CTGCGAGTGAAGTGGAAATTTAAAAATAAAACAACGCTGGGACTCAACCGAAATCCGTCTGTATCGTATTGGCCAACTG CCCAGAAAAACTCCAGGAACAGCGCCAAAGAATAACTTGTAAAGGATAAGCAAGGACAGTGACTCGTCGACTGTTGTGT GACATGCTAGAAGCAGTTATGGCATCGGACATCAACTGGGATCCTGCTCTTTCCAAGCTGATCAGCACGCTCAAGGAGT CGGAGAATCTATCCAATGACCAGGAAATCGACTTCCTGAAGGCCTTGCTTGAATCCAAGGAACTAAACGCGCTGGTCAA TGTCCACACGAAGGTGGCCAAAGTGGGTCGAGATGATCGTCTGGCCCCGGTGCTCTCCACCTCTGCCCAGGTGTTGTAC GAAGTCCTGGAGCAGCTGTCCCAGCATTGTCATCTGAACGATGACTGCAAGGAGGCCTTTCACCTGCTGCAGGACTCTC ACCTGCAGCACCTTCTGTTCGCCCACGATGCGATTGCCCAGAAGGACTTCTACCCGCACCTGCCGGAGGCGCCTGTCGA AATGGACGAGGACGAGGAGACCATCAAGATTGTGCAGCTCGTCAAGAGCAACGAGCCCCTGACAGGAGCACAGAGTACG GAGCCAATTGTTGGCGCCACCATTAAAACGGACGAGGAGTCGGGCAAGATAATCATCGCCAGAATTATGCACGGCGGCG CTGCAGATCGCTCCGGATTGATTCACGTCGGCGACGAGGTC! ATCGAGGTCAACAACATCAACGTGGAGGGCAAGACGCCGGGCGATGTGCTCACCATACTGCAAAACTCGGAGGGCACCA TTACCTTTAAGCTGGTTCCCGCGGACAACAAGGGCGCCCAGCGCGAGTCCAAAGTGCGGGTGAGGGCCCACTTTGACTA CAATCCGGATGTGGATCCCTACATTCCGTGCAAGGAGGCGGGTCTGGCCTTCCAGCGCGGCGATGTGTTGCACATTGTG GCCCAAGACGATGCCTACTGGTGGCAGGCGCGCAAGGAGCACGAGCGCTCGGCAAGAGCCGGTTTGATTCCCAGCCGGG CGCTGCAGGAGCGCCGTATCCTCCACGACCGTACACAGAAAAACGGCACCGATCTGGACTCGAAGCAGAACGACGACTT TGACCGCGAGCAGATCGCCACGTACGAGGAGGTGGCCAAGTTGTATCCACGGCCCGGAGTCTTCAGGCCCATAGTGCTC ATCGGAGCACCCGGCGTGGGGCGGAATGAATTGCGCCGCCGGCTGATAGCCCGGGATCCCGAGAAGTTCCGCAGTCCGG TTCCGTACACCACCCGACCAATGCGCACAGGTGAAGTGGCCGGACGAGAGTACATCTTTGTGGCCCGCGAGAAAATGGA CGCGGACATCGAGGCGGGAAAGTTTGTGGAGCACGGCGAGTACAAGGGCCATTTGTACGGAACATCGGCGGAGAGTGTC AAGTCGATTGTGAATGCCGGCTGCGTATGTGTGCTGAGTCCGCACTACCAGGCGATCAAGACTCTGCGCACAGCTCAGC TGAAGCCCTTCCTCATCCATGTGAAGCCACCAGAGTTGGACATCCTGAAGGCTACGCGAACGGAGGCGCGTGCCAAATC CACATTCGACGAGGCGAATGCCAGAAGTTTTACGGACGAAGAGTTCGAGGACATGATCAAGTCGGCCGAACGCATAGAT TTCCTATACGGACACTTCTTCGACGTAGAGCTGGTCAACGG! CGAACTGGTCAATGCTTTCGAGCAGCTGGTCCAGAATGTCCAGCGACTGGAGAACGAACCGGT! ATGGGCACCATCCATGTGGGTGCAGTAGATCGGTTGCCAAATGTGGACAAGCATTTCATGCAGTTTGTTGATGAACACC AAAGTATTTTTGCCATACGAATTTAGCAATCTGCTAGAGAAACGGAGAAGAGACACTATTTACCCGTAGGCGGTCCTGC TGGGCACTCCCGTCCGGCCTTAGTCCTTTTCACGACATGTACCTTTTTGCGTAACAGTGAAAACAATGTAATGAATACA ATAATTATTGACAGAAAGTGAAGGAAATTTGAACTCAACCAGCATCTAACTTACAATTAAATTATATAAACTTGTTGTA CAAAATTTATTTGTGTTCAAAGAATGACTTAATTATAAATGTATGTATTACACGTTGTTGAAATCAAAGTACAGAGTTA ATCCCCCCGTAAAACCTAAAGCTAATCGTATTGTATCTCAGTTGTATATACACTCACTAACTGAAGCATATTGGATACA ATGTGAAGTTCTGTGTGACGACATGTCTCATTTCGAAAACTGATTTCACCAAAAACGTAGTGACAAATTGTTGAAAACA AGTGAGAAACTAATAAAAAAAAAAAA Protein sequence: >Skiff protein MLEAVMASDINWDPALSKLISTLKESENLSNDQEIDFLKALLES KELNALVNVHTKVAKVGRDDRLAPVLSTSAQVLYEVLEQLSQHCHLNDDCKEAFHLLQ DSHLQHLLFAHDAIAQKDFYPHLPEAPVEMDEDEETIKIVQLVKSNEPLTGAQSTEPI VGATIKTDEESGKIIIARIMHGGAADRSGLIHVGDEVIEVNNINVEGKTPGDVLTILQ NSEGTITFKLVPADNKGAQRESKVRVRAHFDYNPDVDPYIPCKEAGLAFQRGDVLHIV AQDDAYWWQARKEHERSARAGLIPSRALQERRILHDRTQKNGTDLDSKQNDDFDREQI ATYEEVAKLYPRPGVFRPIVLIGAPGVGRNELRRRLIARDPEKFRSPVPYTTRPMRTG EVAGREYIFVAREKMDADIEAGKFVEHGEYKGHLYGTSAESVKSIVNAGCVCVLSPHY QAIKTLRTAQLKPFLIHVKPPELDILKATRTEARAKSTFDEANARSFTDEEFEDMIKS AERIDFLYGHFFDVELVNGELVNAFEQLVQNVQRLENEPVWAPSMWVQ Comments: CG18338 and CG13219 are two portions of a single gene, which encodes a p55-like MAGUK subfamily member that we have named Skiff (Skf) (Genbank AF495381). We have sequenced three cDNAs (including GH12103) and found that they contain sequences of both predicted genes. Examination of genomic splice acceptor/donor sites is consistent with the gene merge. The predicted full-length Skf protein joins L27 domains from CG18338 with the PDZ, GUK, and SH3 domains from CG13219, and the resultant protein is more homologous to zebrafish Humpback then either individual predicted protein. Northerns and embryonic in situs using probes for either predicted gene show similar patterns. Finally, mutations that affect CG18338 transcription also affect CG13219.