Gene or accession: CG1712 Release: 3 Gene annotation error Gene CG1712 has incorrect exon/intron structure or translation start site. Gene cDNA sequence: >DmGr43a.cDNa ATGGAGATATCCCAGCCCAGCATCGGCATCTTCTACATCAGCAAAGTGCTGGCCCTGGCTCCATATGCTACGGTCCGGA ACTCCAAGGGCCGGGTGGAAATTGGTCGCAGCTGGCTCTTCACTGTATACTCGGCCACATTAACGGTGGTTATGGTTTT TCTCACTTATCGGGGTCTCCTGTTCGATGCTAACTCCGAAATTCCCGTGCGAATGAAGTCGGCTACGTCGAAGGTGGTG ACGGCCCTGGACGTGTCTGTGGTGGTCATGGCCATTGTATCCGGTGTTTACTGTGGCCTTTTCAGCCTGAACGACACTC TCGAGCTCAACGATCGACTAAACAAGATCGATAATACCCTAAATGCCTACAATAACTTTCGAAGAGATCGATGGCGAGC CTTGGGCATGGCTGCCGTCTCTCTGCTGGCCATTTCGATTCTGGTCGGCCTGGATGTAGGGACGTGGATGCGCATTGCC CAGGATATGAACATAGCTCAGTCGGATACGGAGCTCAATGTGCACTGGTACATTCCATTCTATAGTCTTTACTTCATCC TCACGGGCTTGCAGGTTAACATTGCCAACACGGCCTATGGACTAGGAAGGCGCTTTGGCCGTCTGAACCGAATGCTTTC GAGCAGCTTTCTTGCAGAGAACAATGCAACCAGTGCCATCAAGCCACAAAAGGTCAGCACCGTGAAGAACGTTAGCGTA AATCGGCCAGCGATGCCATCGGCACTCCACGCGAGCCTGACGAAGCTGAACGGCGAAACCTTGCCCAGTGAAGCCGCAG CCAAGAACAAGGGGTTGCTCCTCAAATCCCTGGCGGACAGTCACGAGTCGCTGGGAAAATGTGTCCACCTCCTGTCCAA CTCCTTCGGCATTGCGGTTCTCTTCATCCTGGTGTCCTGTCTGCTGCACCTCGTGGCTACGGCCTACTTCCTCTTTCTG GAACTGCTCAGCAAGCGGGATAACGGCTACCTGTGGGTGCA! GATGCTCTGGATTTGCTTTCACTTCCTGCGACTGCTCATGGTGGTGGAGCCGTGCCACTTGGCTGCCCGAGAGTCCCG TAAAACGATCCAGATTGTTTGCGAAATCGAGCGGAAAGTGCACGAGCCCATTCTCGCGGAGGCAGTTAAGAAGTTTTGG CAGCAGTTACTCGTCGTAGATGCTGACTTCTCCGCCTGCGGATTGTGCCGCGTGAACCGCACCATTCTGACATCGTTTG CATCCGCCATAGCCACCTATCTCGTGATTCTCATTCAGTTTCAACGGACCAATGGCTAA Protein sequence: >DmGr43a MEISQPSIGIFYISKVLALAPYATVRNSKGRVEIGRSWLFTVYSATLTVVMVFLTYRGLLFDANSEIPVRMKSATSKVVT ALDVSVVVMAIVSGVYCGLFSLNDTLELNDRLNKIDNTLNAYNNFRRDRWRALGMAAVSLLAISILVGLDVGTWMRIAQD MNIAQSDTELNVHWYIPFYSLYFILTGLQVNIANTAYGLGRRFGRLNRMLSSSFLAENNATSAIKPQKVSTVKNVSVNRP AMPSALHASLTKLNGETLPSEAAAKNKGLLLKSLADSHESLGKCVHLLSNSFGIAVLFILVSCLLHLVATAYFLFLELLS KRDNGYLWVQMLWICFHFLRLLMVVEPCHLAARESRKTIQIVCEIERKVHEPILAEAVKKFWQQLLVVDADFSACGLCRV NRTILTSFASAIATYLVILIQFQRTNG Comments: Comparison with D. pseudoobscura reveals an intron near the C-terminus that is open and in frame, but which is not open or in-frame in Dp, hence it should be spliced in the Dm annotation too. This removes an others unalignable expansion region in this protein relative to the rest of the Gr family.