Subject: LD11279 and LD20919 Dear Gillian, following your suggestion a few weeks ago, I am including our sequences corresponding to cDNAs LD11279 and LD20919. I am sending them to you as attachments in FASTA format. These sequences confirm that this locus contains at least two different transcripts sharing the first exon. This common exon is non-coding and therefore the transcripts code for completely unrelated proteins. LD20919 confirms the predicted structure for gene CG8165. In contrast, LD11279 is not completely identical to the predicted gene CG8176 as it appears in Gadfly. When I blasted this sequence against the genomic clones it revealed that the gene contains 12 exons instead of the predicted 13. Ibo Galindo \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Dr. Maximo Ibo Galindo School of Biological Sciences University of Sussex Falmer Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9QG UK ////////////////////////////////////////// \------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- >LD11279 GAAAAATCGAATTTTTCGCTTCAAATCGACTGAAGTTTACACGGGCTAAAGTATTACAGAAGTTTGGCTCAAGCCATTAC ACAACATGCAATAAGTAAATTATTTACATAGACAACACTAAGCCTAAGCAAGATACTCTCCAGCAACAAATGCCCATGCA TGCTGAGGACGGAGCTGAATCTGATGATGAGGAGTCCAGCCCAGGCAGACATTAGCATCGTAAGGATCATACTACTAATT TGGCGCCCATATAGAAGTCAAGTCAATTACAACGCCAGAAAGCCTTTTATGTTAATCGAGAGTGGAAAGGGAAAATAATT TTTTTGCTAAACTAGCCTAGAGATCGAAATATTAAGAATACAACTAAAATGACGGTGGATTTCAACGATTATTTTTGGGG GGAGAAGAACAATGGCTACGATGTTCTGTACCACAACATGAAGTTCGGCCTGATTGCCAGCAAGGAGTTATCCGAGTTTC TGCGCGAGAAGTCTAACATTGAGGAGCAGAACTCAAAGATGATGTCCAAGCTGGCCCACAAGGCTGGTACACTAAATAGC ACATTCGCTCCTGTTTGGACCATACTGCGAACATCGGCAGAGAAGCTCTCCACGCTCCACCTGCAGATGGTGCAAAAGCT GACTGAGCTGGTCAAGGATGTTGCCAAGTATGCCGACGAGCTGCACAAAAAGCACAAATCCGTCAAGGAGGAGGAATCGC AGACTCTTGAGTGTGTCCAAGCCATCCAGACGTCGACGGTGGCAGTGCAAAAGTTGCGCGATCTGTACGCCAGCAAGGTC CAGGAGCTGGAGAAGCTGCGCAAGGACAACGGCTCGCACAAGGATGCCGAGAAGCTAGAGAGCAAGCTGAAAAAACTGCA GGAGGAGTACAAGGCTTTGTTGGACAAGCATAACCCCATTAAGAACGAATTTGAGAGACGCATGACACAGACCTGCAAGC GCTTTCAAGAGATTGAGGAGGTGCACCTTCGTCAAATGAAGGAGTTTCTGTCCACGTATCTAGAAATGCTGCAAAACAAT CACGATATGGTGGGTCAAGTACATTCCGACTTTAAGAGGCAGTTTGTCGACATGTCTGTTGATAAACTCCTGGAACAGTT TGTGCTCAATAAATACACGGGATTGGAGAAGCCAGAAATGCCTGAACTGGAGTATGTGGCCTTGTCGAGTGGTTCTCGCC TTCAACAGCCGCAGGTCTCGGCCAGCGCATCTAACTCCAATTCGGCCACCAGCATTCAGGCTGCTCTGCGGGCTGGAAAT GCAGCAACGACGGCCTCGGGCAGTGCGGTGTCCATGGATCAACGGGGCGATGCCTTGGCGGCAATCTCTCTGGGCAGCGG AAGTGCAGCCAGCGGTAGTATACCCTTTGCCGAGGATCCGATACTGGGAGCTATGGGCTCTCCGCGTCCCACATCGCCGG ACATGCTGGCGGGAGCCAATGCATCGGGAATACAATCGCAACCGACTGGTGGAGCCACATCCACGGTGAAAAGCCTGCGA TCCTGGTTTTTGCCCACTGCCAAACAGCAACCGTCTGCAGGCGCCGGAAATTTCGGTATGGCCGGAAGTGGCAGCACCAA CAATACCACCACCACGACAACAGCAAGCAACAATAGCAACAACTTGAACACCAACAACACAACAGCAACAACTACAACAA CAACTGGCACGAATAATCTTACCACAAATATCACCAAAAATTCCCCTAATTCTGAGGATACTAGCAATCAAGTCTCTGGC ATTTTACGCAGTCGTCGCGACAAGACAAAAACCAAAAAGGCTAAGAAAAAGAAAGACAATGAGGCCGCCGAGAACATACA GGAAGAACGCCTCACCAGTTTGGATCGAGGCAACAACACGCTGCTGGACTATGACGACCATGGGCGCAGCATGAAGACGC AGAATTCCAGCGGCAGTAGCGCTGGCGGTGGCTTGGCCGCCCTATCGGTGACCTCAGCTCAAGGAAGCGTTGATTCTGCA GGAGCAAGTAGCATGGGCGGAAGCGGAGGTGCGGCAGTGGCCAGTGGGAGCCTACCCAATGCAGGCGCCCTGACCAACTC GGCTTCGATCACAGCTCCGGGCGCCGCAAGTGGGACCGGAACTGGATATGAGGTCGATGAGGAGGGATTTAGCATACAGC CTGCTAAGGAAATAGCGTGGGAGGAGGGCCAGGATAAATCTGGCAGCTTCTATTCCGACTCGGATACGGATTCGGACAAT GACAAACAGGAACGTCGGATCCATGTCAGCATTAAGCCTTTGAAGAATGGTCAAGCGCCCATGTCGGCCAGCGTGGATGA GCTGCGTGCCACCGTGGAGAACATTTCGCTTTCCCCAACTGGAGTTTTTTCACATCACAGCCAGCAGTTGCAAGCAGCGA GAGGAGCTCCGGCGTCGCGTCAACAGTCGCCGGAAATATCGAATGCCTCCACTCCCACGGCCAGTGTGCATCCTTATGCC CCGCTGCAGAGTCCCACGCTGTCCAACAATAATAACGCAAACAACACGACCAACAGTCGTTATGCCGATCTGGGCGATAT CTTCTCAGAGTTGGGTGACATGAGTATGTCGGCGCCCTCATCGGCGACGCTGGGAAAACCTCCCGGAAGGCAAATACCAA CACCGACGTCAGCGTCAACAGGTGGAAGCATAGCCATACCACGTCCGCCATCACGACGCTCTGATATGATTGCCATTGGA CCGGCGGCAACAGGGACAGCGCCAGGTCGCGGCAGAATGTCCCCGGCACCGGTGACGGCCATGAATCGAGCCGAGAGCAT TGGCAGTCTGGAGTTCCGTACGGCTATCGGGGGAGTGGGATCCTCGCGAGGCCCCTCTCCACTTACAATCGGTATTTCGG ACACTATACCGCTGGCTGTGGCATTCCACGAAATCATACACGCATATTTTCGGGGCAGCGATGAGTCGCGCTGCCAGGTG AAAGTGTCCGGTGATATGATGCTATCATTCCCAGCTGGCATTGCCGGCCTTTTAGCCAATAATCCAAACCCAGCCAAGCT GGGTTTTCGCATTAAGCACGTTCAGAATCTGGAAAACCTGGTGCCTAACGGAAAACTGGTGCAAATAGATCGCCAGCAGT CGAGTTCTGTGAGCACGATGCTGGAGTTCAATATGGGTGCTTTAACGGCCCTGCTCCGAAGGCAGGCGGAGAATAACCCG ACTGCCTCCTACTTCAACGTGGACATACTCAAGTATCAGGTGCGCACGAAGCCGGGAGCCAGCTCGTGTCCCTTCCAACT TGTCAGCTACTGGAAGTGTGAGTCCAGCTACACGGCCCTTAAAGTGGACTACAAGTACAATAACCACGCCATGGCCAGTG CCTCGCCCCTTCTGAATGTCACGCTCTCGGTGCCCGTCAATGGATCTGTGCGCAATGTCCAGTCAAAGCCGCATTCTGCC TGGTTGGGCGAATCGAATCGTTTGGTGTGGAACTTTACGGACATCTCGCAGAATTCACAAGACGGCGGAGTGGGGACGCT GCGGGCACGCCTGGAGCTTAACGATGGTCCCTCTACACCAGCACTACTGGCCACTCAGTTCAACTGCGAGGGCACCACAC TTTCGGGCATCGAGTTTGAGCTCCAGGGCAGCGGCTATCGCTTGTCGCTGGTCAAACGGCGCTTCGTTTCTGGAAAATAT GTGTGCGAAGGCGATGGCATTCGCAGTGGAGCCACACCCACGCCTCCGTCGGTCGGGTCCACCAGTCCGTACTCGGCGAA GTCAAATTAGTTACTCCCCACTCAATAGACGGCAAATGGGAACGAAAAATGGCAATATGGCAATAGGCTCGTGAAAAACT AGAGAAATTTTTGTAACTAATCTTAAATATGAGACAACCACATATACACCCAAACCATATTGAATTAGGCACACGAATAG AGGAGCCTACATAGTTTTCTCTGAGCTTTTTATTATACCCCCCTTTCTTGATTTCGAAATGGACATCACAATGCGGAATG AAATTGACAAACTTTAAGATTTCCACAGATCGAAGCACGACAAGATTGAGGAAACTGGAAATTCTATCAATTCGCATTCC AACAGTTTAGATCCAAACGAAATCGAAAGTGGGACCTATTATGTATTTTTGTACACACAAAATTCTGTTTTTCACGCGAA ATGTTGAATCTGCCTGCGGGAGGTCCGAAATGCGGGCCTGCAAAATCTGGATGTATTATTTGTTATATATATACGTATGC GAGTATATATTATTAAAGTGTATTTATTATGTTTAACTGAATATGATGTAAACGAACGATATTGTATGTAGCTATGTAGA TATCTAAAAACAACACACCGAACGTTAATTTTATGTTCACTTTTGTACACACAACCAAATCCAAATGTATTAAATGTAAG ATACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA \------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- >LD20919 GAATTTTTCGCTTCAAATCGACTGAAGTTTACACGGGCTAAAGTATTACAGAAGTTTGGCTCAAGCCATTACACAACATG CAATAAGTAAATACAGAGGAGCTAAAATGTCGCAAAAAGAATTGGCGGCTCTGGTTGCCACGAGAACGAGTCGCAAACGC ACCATATCCTCGACCTCATTCTCTATTTCCACTCGCACTGATCCAAAATCCATCATAGAGATACACATATTCAATGACTC CTTGCCCATAAAAAGAGCTTGCTGCGAAGTGGAGAATCCAACTTTAAAAGCGGAACAGCGAGTGCAGCAGGAAGAAGAGA GCCTGGGCCAAGTGCCGCCGCTGACCGAGGAAGAGCAGCAGCGGCACGATGAGTTCCGAAATAGTGGTTCGATATTCCTG CAGGATTTGCCCTGCTTTAAGCTGCAGCAGGCACAGCCGATAGCAGGATCATCACCCATTCCCAAGTGTCGGGAGTGCAG AAGAAGAAATTTGGCTACAACAGAGGGCGAACCCAGTTCAGTTAGCGACGTTTACTGCCGGTTCTACGAgTTCCGACGCC TTCAGTTCAATGAGAATGGAGAGCTGTGCGTGGTTGGCTTCCCAAATCCCTACAGCGAGCCCTCACCAGAGGACATCGCC ATTTGGCAGCCGGATAAAAATACACCGCCGACCAGCGGTTACATGGATATACAGGTTTGCAGGTACATCCTACTCCATGC CGGCGACCAGTTCTGCTATATTTGGCACCAGGAAGCAGAGGCTTTAAGTTTGCATCAGAATACGGACGGAACCATTGCCT GGAAGAAGGCCGTAAAAGGAACACGAGAGATTTGCGACGTGTGTGACACCACATTGTTCAACTACCATTGGACTTGCCGC AAGTGCGGCTTTGGAGTGTGTCTGGACTGCGTTAAAGATCGCAAGGAGGGATTGCGACTGCGGCGAGCGGAGAACGCTGC CCAAAAGGGATGCGATGAGTACCACTGGCTGCTCTGCAGCGACCCCAGTGGCCCACAGGAGCACGTCCTTACCGAGCTGA TGCTAACACAGATCATAGCCGGAGATGCCCTCAACGTCTTGGGCAGGCTGCTGCACGAGGTTCGTACTTTGTGGCAGGTG CCACAGGTCTGCGGCTGCCTTCTGAGCAAGCAAGCGATTGAAGATGCACAATCAAAGGAAGTGATCCAGGATATGATTAA GGAGTCTCAGCTGAAGCAGCACACCAGCTACTCGTCGCTGGCCTCCGAGCAGAAGGTGCACCAGCAACAGCGCCTCGATC AACTGCACGCCACGAAGTTGGAGTTTGCCAGAGAGCTAGGTGTAGATTATGTTCCAGGTCGAGTGTGGACCAAGGAAACC TTGGGAAAGGATCCAATAACAACGGCGTTTGATAATTTGAAGCACATTAATTTTCTGAGAAAGGGATTGGCCGGCTTGAG AAGGTTTCTTCCACCAAGGACCATGACTTTTGCTTACTCCACTCAGTTGGCTCCAGGAGTTCCTCACGAGTTTCTGTGCG ATGGCAGACTGCTTAGACTCACCGATGCCATGCATCCGGATAATCGAGTTCTTTTCCAGGAGGTTTGGAAATGCGGCCAG CCAGTTATGATTTCGGAGGTGGCTCGCTCTTTGAACTTAGACTTATGGCATCCACAAGCCTTTTGCCGGGACTTTGGCGA CAAGCCCAATGATCTTATTAATTGCCTGAATGGCAATCTGGTGCCCAATCAGCCAATGCGACACTTTTGGGAGGGTTTTC AGTGCATGACCAAGCGTCTGCCAGATGCATATGGCAAGCCAATGCTCTTAAAGCTTAAGGATTGGCCGCCGGGTGATGAT TTTGCCGAAATACTGCCCACCAGGTTTGCTGATTTGATGAAGGGACTGCCCATGCCGGAGTACACACTTCGCACGGGAAA CCTTAACATAGCTAGCTGCTTACCCAAGATGTTTGTGCCACCAGACTTAGGACCCAAAATGTACAACGCATATGGCTCAG CATTGCACCCCGACAAGGGTACAACCAATCTTCACTTGGACATTTCGGATGCAGTGAACATAATGGTTTATGTGGGAATA CCCCAGGATGGGGACACGAGACCTCAGATGGCGGCCACGCAGAAAGCCATAGAAATTGGCGGATGCGATTACATCACTAG AGCTCGTTGCCAATCGCCAGATGTATTACCCGGAGCACTTTGGCACATCTTTCCAGCTCGCGATGCAGACAAAATAAGAG ATTTACTTAACCGCGTGACCCTGGAGAAGGGTTTCCGTCTGGAGCCGGATCACGATCCAATTCACGATCAGAATTGGTAC TTGGACGACAAGTTGCGAGCTCGTTTATTCAAAGAGTATGGCGTGGAGGGGCATCCGATTGTCCAGTGCTTGGGCGACGC AGTCTTTATACCAGCTGGCGCCCCACATCAGGTTCAAAATCTCCACAACTGTATTAAGGTGGCCGAGGATTTTGTATCGC CGGAAAATATCACGCACTGCTATCATCTAACTCACGAGTTTAGAAGGCTTTCGCACTCGCACACAAATCACGAGGACAAG CTTCAGATCAAGAATATTATCTACCATGCCATCAAGGACTGTTGCACCATCCTGACCAGAGCTGTGGATGAGAGACTTAA TGCGGAATTAACCAAGCTAAATGCAGATTAGAATTTTCTTACCTTTTAGTTTTTTTCAACTATTTAACATTTATTATTAT TTTTTAAGATCAAAAATTGTCAAATATTCAATAAATAACTTACTTAGAAACTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA \------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --