Gene or accession: CG9700 Release: 3 Gene annotation error Gene CG9700 has incorrect exon/intron structure or translation start site. Gene cDNA sequence: >Or85e ATGGCCAGTCTTCAGTTCCACGGCAACGTCGATGCGGACATCAGGTATGATATTAGCCTGGATCCGGCTAGGGAATCGAA TCTCTTCCGTCTGCTAATGGGACTCCAGTTGGCGAATGGCACGAAGCCATCGCCGCGGTTACCCAAATGGTGGCCAAAGC GGCTGGAAATGATTGGTAAAGTGCTGCCCAAAGCCTATTGTTCCATGGTGATTTTCACCTCCCTGCATTTGGGTGTCCTG TTCACGAAAACCACACTGGATGTCCTGCCGACGGGGGAGCTGCAGGCCATAACGGATGCCCTCACCATGACCATAATATA CTTTTTCACGGGCTACGGCACCATCTACTGGTGCCTGCGCTCCCGGCGCCTCTTGGCCTACATGGAGCACATGAACCGGG AGTATCGCCATCATTCGCTGGCCGGGGTGACCTTTGTGAGTAGCCATGCGGCCTTTAGGATGTCCAGAAACTTCACGGTG GTGTGGATAATGTCCTGCCTGCTGGGCGTGATTTCCTGGGGCGTTTCGCCACTGATGCTGGGCATCCGGATGCTGCCGCT CCAATGTTGGTATCCCTTCGACGCCCTGGGTCCCGGCACATATACGGCGGTCTATGCTACACAACTTTTCGGTCAGATCA TGGTGGGCATGACCTTTGGATTCGGGGGATCACTGTTTGTCACCCTGAGCCTGCTACTCCTGGGACAATTCGATGTGCTC TACTGCAGCCTGAAGAACCTGGATGCCCATACCAAGTTGCTGGGCGGGGAGTCTGTAAATGGCCTGAGgttggtatctgt tccacagaaattcaattcaaaaactttccgttcttgcaacttattttgttttcgtgttacaactttaaatcaattcaact tttattctttgttttttatattttaagttttaattcgttaatactaatgactttttattttagTTCGCTGCAAGAGGAGT TGCTGCTGGGGGACTCGAAGAGGGAATTAAATCAGTACGTTTTGCTCCAGGAGCATCCGACGGATCTGCTGAGATTGTCG GCAGGACGAAAATGTCCTGACCAAGGAAATGCGTTTCACAACGCCTTGGTGGAATGCATTCGCTTGCATCGCTTCATTCT GCACTGCTCACAGGAGTTGGAGAATCTATTCAGTCCATATTGTCTGGTCAAGTCACTGCAGATCACCTTTCAGCTTTGCC TGCTGGTCTTTGTGGGCGTTTCGGGTACTCGAGAGGTCCTGCGGATTGTCAACCAGCTACAGTACTTGGGACTGACCATC TTCGAGCTCCTAATGTTCACCTATTGTGGCGAACTCCTCAGTCGGCATAGTATTCGATCTGGCGACGCCTTTTGGAGGGG TGCGTGGTGGAAGCACGCCCAT Protein sequence: >Or85e MASLQFHGNVDADIRYDISLDPARESNLFRLLMGLQLANGTKPSPRLPKWWPKRLEMIGKVLPKAYCSMVIFTSLHLGVL FTKTTLDVLPTGELQAITDALTMTIIYFFTGYGTIYWCLRSRRLLAYMEHMNREYRHHSLAGVTFVSSHAAFRMSRNFTV VWIMSCLLGVISWGVSPLMLGIRMLPLQCWYPFDALGPGTYTAVYATQLFGQIMVGMTFGFGGSLFVTLSLLLLGQFDVL YCSLKNLDAHTKLLGGESVNGLSSLQEELLLGDSKRELNQYVLLQEHPTDLLRLSAGRKCPDQGNAFHNALVECIRLHRF ILHCSQELENLFSPYCLVKSLQITFQLCLLVFVGVSGTREVLRIVNQLQYLGLTIFELLMFTYCGELLSRHSIRSGDAFW RGAWWKHAH Comments: The version of this gene in the sequenced D. mel strain is a pseudogene resulting from deletion of the 3' end. Only the above portions correspond to the intact gene, as shown by Leslie Vosshall's cDNA in GenBank for DOR104, and by the D. pseuoobscura comparison. What is missing is the end of exon 2, intron 2 (present in Dp, but of course I can't be completely confident about Dm until the intact gene is sequenced from other strains), and all of exon 3. This gene >is intact in Dp.