Gene or accession: CG7189 Release: 3 Gene annotation error Gene CG7189 has incorrect exon/intron structure or translation start site. Gene cDNA sequence: >Gr66a ATGGACAACATGGCGCAGGCGGAGGACGCAGTGCAACCACTATTGCAGCAGTTCCAGCAACTGTTCTTCATATCCAAGAT AGCTGGAATTCTGCCACAGGATCTCGAGAAGTTTCGATCTAGGAATCTGCTGGAGAAATCCCGTAATGGCATGATTTACA TGCTGAGTACTTTAATACTCTACGTTGTGCTCTATAATATTTTGATATATTCCTTTGGAGAGGAGGACCGCAGCCTAAAG GCCTCGCAGAGCACCTTGACTTTCGTGATTGGCTTGTTCCTGACCTATATCGGTCTGATTATGATGGTCTCCGACCAGTT GACCGCGTTACGAAACCAGGGTAGAATTGGAGAGCTTTACGAGCGCATCCGTCTGGTGGATGAGCGCCTTTACAAAGAGG GGTGTGTTATGGACAACAGTACAATTGGACGGCGCATACGAATTATGCTGATCATGACGGTCATCTTTGAGTTGTCCATT TTGGTGAGCACCTATGTCAAGCTGGTGGACTATAGTCAATGGATGTCCTTGTTATGGATAGTGTCCGCCATTCCCACGTT CATCAACACGCTAGACAAGATCTGGTTCGCTGTTTCGTTATATGCGTTGAAAGAACGCTTCGAGGCCATAAACGCCACCC TAGAGGAACTGGTGGACACGCACGAGAAGCATAAGCTGTGGCTGCGAGGCAATCAAGAGGTTCCGCCTCCTCTGGACAGC TCCCAGCCGCCTCAGTATGACAGCAACCTGGAGTATCTGTACAAGGAACTAGGAGGTATGGACATAGGTTCCATTGGCAA GAGTTCAGTGTCTGGTTCGGGGAAAAACAAAGTAGCACCAGTGGCCCACTCCATGAACTCCTTTGGTGAAGCAATTGATG CGGCCAGCAGGAAGCCTCCACCGCCTCCCCTGGCCACTAACATGGTCCATGAAAGCGAGCTGGGAAATGCCGCTAAGGTA GAGGAGAAACTAAACAACCTGTGCCAGGTGCACGACGAGATCTGTGAAATCGGAAAAGCTTTGAACGAGCTGTGGAGCTA TCCCATTCTATCTCTAATGGCCTATGGTTTTCTGATTTTCACTGCTCAACTTTATTTCCTCTACTGCGCTACACAGTACC AATCGATACCATCGCTTTTCCGTTCCGCCAAGAATCCCTTCATCACTGTTATAGTTCTAAGTTATACGTCTGGAAAATGC GTGTACCTCATCTACCTGAGTTGGAAAACGTCGCAGGCCTCCAAGCGCACAGGAATCAGTCTGCACAAATGTGGCGTGGT GGCCGATGATAATCTTCTCTACGAAATTGTTAACCACCTATCGCTAAAATTGCTCAACCACTCGGTGGACTTTTCGGCTT GCGGCTTCTTTACCCTGGACATGGAAACATTGTATGGTGTGAGTGGCGGGATCACTAGCTACCTGATCATCCTGATTCAG TTCAATTTGGCCGCCCAGCAGGCCAAAGAGGCTATACAGACGTTCAACTCGCTTAATGACACCGCCGGCTTGGTTGGTGC CGCCACCGATATGGATAATATTAGCTCCACGCTGCGTGATTTCGTCACCACGACCATGACACCGGCGGTCTAA Protein sequence: >Gr66a MDNMAQAEDAVQPLLQQFQQLFFISKIAGILPQDLEKFRSRNLLEKSRNGMIYMLSTLILYVVLYNILIYSFGEEDRSLK ASQSTLTFVIGLFLTYIGLIMMVSDQLTALRNQGRIGELYERIRLVDERLYKEGCVMDNSTIGRRIRIMLIMTVIFELSI LVSTYVKLVDYSQWMSLLWIVSAIPTFINTLDKIWFAVSLYALKERFEAINATLEELVDTHEKHKLWLRGNQEVPPPLDS SQPPQYDSNLEYLYKELGGMDIGSIGKSSVSGSGKNKVAPVAHSMNSFGEAIDAASRKPPPPPLATNMVHESELGNAAKV EEKLNNLCQVHDEICEIGKALNELWSYPILSLMAYGFLIFTAQLYFLYCATQYQSIPSLFRSAKNPFITVIVLSYTSGKC VYLIYLSWKTSQASKRTGISLHKCGVVADDNLLYEIVNHLSLKLLNHSVDFSACGFFTLDMETLYGVSGGITSYLIILIQ FNLAAQQAKEAIQTFNSLNDTAGLVGAATDMDNISSTLRDFVTTTMTPAV Comments: Comparison with D. pseudoobscura suggests that the second phase 1 intron, which is open and in frame, is not real. It encodes amino acids that align well with those encoded by Dp. Remarkably the Dp gene has a unique phase 1 intron of its own (for real with stop codons and a frameshift) in this region.