Gene or accession: CG31296 Release: 3 Gene annotation error Gene CG31296 has incorrect exon/intron structure or translation start site. Gene cDNA sequence: >CG31296 ctatatggctggcacataagcttgtcgaccgatggataaatcgaggggtaactggaatacccttgcatttagcattggc ttattgttttcgtagttttcaccaacagcacaaagtgctgagtatgtgggatccaagcgcttgcaagcagctcctggtc tcatagacatccggtagatgggtcgctccacgaagagatcggtgctgaaggcgcacaagaagacgaagttgtggacgga gtgcacggtgaatctcatagccgaacagcccacatgggtgttccgatctgccatcagtagtagggcttttgctattcca cttttccccaaagttgtcggcatatagacacccattttaatgttgacataatccgcatatctggtccaatgctgtatta tccgcaacatgagttctaggtcctcgtagtcgttcaagttacccaaatagtgggtggaacctatattggtacccacgta atagaactcctgtgagttcaggcaaaacttgtgcgtggagcacgtgatgaccgccagtcgggctaagtcctccagttcc attgagtaactcaatcgggacattcgtgccgccgctgccttgagatacttttgcttcccgctcgccgtataattgcgaa actcattgaaggcaattagtaataaattcctgtaggtcgacatggaaagagttctggcattcggtggacacatgacgct gaatttcgatgggttattacaggctaggttatttgtaccgcagtaaggcagctggcaaaaatcaaccaacttgctgcat ccaaagggaatgaaattgagcagtgctacgaatatgaacccacttagttccat Protein sequence: >CG31296 MELSGFIFVALLNFIPFGCSKLVDFCQLPYCGTNNLACNNPSKFSVMCPPNARTLSMSTYRNLLLIAFNEFRNYTASGK QKYLKAAAARMSRLSYSMELEDLARLAVITCSTHKFCLNSQEFYYVGTNIGSTHYLGNLNDYEDLELMLRIIQHWTRYL GKSGIAKALLLMADRNTHVGCSAMRFTVHSVHNFVFLCAFSTDLFVERPIYRMSMRPGAACKRLDPTYSALCAVGENYE NNKPMLNARVFQLPLDLSIGRQAYVPAI Comments: CG31296 has sequence similarity to SCP/TPX-1/Ag5/PR-1/Sc (SCP/TAPS) proteins. In vespid wasps, Ag5 proteins have a sequence containing four conserved cysteines in a domain N-terminal to the SCP/TAPS domain. The four conserved cysteines participate in disulfide bonding. A similar domain with four conserved cysteines is also present in some Drosophila proteins with an SCP/TAPS domain. These proteins include Agr, Agr2, CG9400, CG6628, CG8072, CG5106, CG5207, CG10284, CG17210, CG3640, CG9822, CG13569, and CG17575. A sequence with similarity to this N-terminal domain lies upstream of the CG31296 SCP/TAPS domain. The sequence is interrupted by an apparent phase 0 intron. A phase 0 intron with a similar location is present in Agr, CG3640, CG9822, CG17575, CG6628, CG8072, CG5106, CG5207, CG10284, and CG17210.