Gene or accession: CG17849 Release: 3 Gene annotation error Gene CG17849 has incorrect exon/intron structure or translation start site. Gene cDNA sequence: >Or46aA ATGAGCAAAGGAGTAGAAATCTTTTACAAGGGCCAGAAGGCATTCTTGAACATCCTCTCGTTGTGGCCTCAGATAGAAC GCCGGTGGAGAATCATCCACCAGGTGAACTATGTCCACGTAATTGTGTTTTGGGTGCTGCTCTTTGATCTCCTCTTGGT GCTCCATGTGATGGCTAATTTGAGCTACATGTCCGAGGTTGTGAAAGCCATCTTTATCCTGGCCACCAGTGCAGGGCAC ACCACCAAGCTGCTGTCCATAAAGGCGAACAATGTGCAGATGGAGGAGCTCTTTAGGAGATTGGATAACGAAGAGTTCC GTCCTAGAGGCGCCAACGAAGAGTTGATCTTTGCAGCAGCCTGTGAAAGAAGTAGGAAGCTTCGGGACTTCTATGGAGC GCTTTCGTTTGCCGCCTTGAGCATGATTCTCATACCCCAGTTCGCCTTGGACTGGTCCCACCTTCCGCTCAAAACATAC AATCCGCTTGGCGAGAATACCGGCTCACCTGCTTATTGGCTCCTCTACTGCTATCAGTGTCTGGCCTTGTCCGTATCCT GCATCACCAACATAGGATTCGACTCACTCTGCTCCTCACTGTTCATCTTCCTCAAGTGCCAGCTGGACATTCTGGCCGT GCGACTGGACAAGATCGGTCGGTTAATCACTACTTCTGGTGGCACTGTGGAACAGCAACTTAAGGAAAATATCCGCTAT CACATGACCATCGTTGAACTGTCGAAAACCGTGGAGCGTCTACTTTGCAAGCCGATTTCGGTGCAGATCTTCTGCTCGG TTTTGGTGCTGACTGCCAATTTCTATGCCATTGCTGTGTTATCTGACGAGAGGCTGGAGCTCTTTAAGTATGTGACCTA TCAGGCGTGCATGTTGATTCAGATTTTTATATTGTGCTACTATGCCGGTGAGGTAACCCAGCGCAGCCTGGACCTTCCG CACGAGCTGTACAAGACCTCCTGGGTGGACTGGGACTACAGGAGCCGAAGGATTGCGCTCCTCTTTATGCAACGCCTTC ACTCGACCTTGAGGATTAGGACACTTAATCCAAGTCTTGGTTTTGACTTAATGCTCTTCAGCTCGATCGTCAACTGCTC CTACAGCTACTTCGCACTGCTGAAGCGCGTCAACAGTTAA >Or46aB ATGGTTACGGAGGACTTTTATAAGTACCAGGTGTGGTACTTCCAAATCCTTGGTGTTTGGCAGCTCCCCACTTGGGCCG CAGACCACCAGCGTCGTTTTCAGTCCATGAGGTTTGGCTTCATCCTGGTCATCCTGTTCATCATGCTGCTGCTTTTCTC CTTCGAAATGTTGAACAACATTTCCCAAGTTAGGGAGATCCTAAAGGTATTCTTCATGTTCGCCACGGAAATATCCTGC ATGGCCAAATTATTGCATTTGAAGTTGAAGAGCCGCAAACTCGCTGGCTTGGTTGATGCGATGTTGTCCCCAGAGTTCG GCGTTAAAAGTGAACAGGAAATGCAGATGCTGGAATTGGATAGAGTGGCGGTTGTCCGCATGAGGAACTCCTACGGCAT CATGTCCCTGGGCGCGGCTTCCCTGATCCTTATAGTTCCCTGTTTCGACAACTTTGGCGAGCTACCACTGGCCATGTTG GAGGTATGCAGCATCGAGGGATGGATCTGCTATTGGTCGCAGTACCTTTTCCACTCGATTTGCCTGCTGCCCACTTGTG TGCTGAATATAACCTACGACTCGGTGGCCTACTCGTTGCTCTGTTTCTTGAAGGTTCAGCTACAAATGCTGGTCCTGCG ATTAGAAAAGTTGGGTCCTGTGATCGAACCCCAGGATAATGAGAAAATCGCAATGGAACTGCGTGAGTGTGCCGCCTAC TACAACAGGATTGTTCGTTTCAAGGACCTGGTGGAGCTGTTCATAAAGGGGCCAGGATCTGTGCAGCTCATGTGTTCTG TTCTGGTGCTGGTGTCCAACCTGTACGACATGTCCACCATGTCCATTGCAAACGGCGATGCCATCTTTATGCTCAAGAC CTGTATCTATCAGCTGGTGATGCTCTGGCAGATCTTCATCATTTGCTACGCCTCCAACGAGGTAACTGTCCAGAGCTCT AGGTTGTGTCACAGCATCTACAGCTCCCAATGGACGGGATGGAACAGGGCAAACCGCCGGATTGTCCTTCTCATGATGC AGCGCTTTAATTCCCCGATGCTCCTGAGCACCTTTAACCCCACCTTTGCTTTCAGCTTGGAGGCCTTTGGTTCTATCGT CAACTGCTCCTACAGCTACTTCGCACTGCTGAAGCGCGTCAACAGTTAA Protein sequence: >Or46aA MSKGVEIFYKGQKAFLNILSLWPQIERRWRIIHQVNYVHVIVFWVLLFDLLLVLHVMANLSYMSEVVKAIFILATSAGHT TKLLSIKANNVQMEELFRRLDNEEFRPRGANEELIFAAACERSRKLRDFYGALSFAALSMILIPQFALDWSHLPLKTYNP LGENTGSPAYWLLYCYQCLALSVSCITNIGFDSLCSSLFIFLKCQLDILAVRLDKIGRLITTSGGTVEQQLKENIRYHMT IVELSKTVERLLCKPISVQIFCSVLVLTANFYAIAVLSDERLELFKYVTYQACMLIQIFILCYYAGEVTQRSLDLPHELY KTSWVDWDYRSRRIALLFMQRLHSTLRIRTLNPSLGFDLMLFSSIVNCSYSYFALLKRVNS >Or46aB MVTEDFYKYQVWYFQILGVWQLPTWAADHQRRFQSMRFGFILVILFIMLLLFSFEMLNNISQVREILKVFFMFATEISCM AKLLHLKLKSRKLAGLVDAMLSPEFGVKSEQEMQMLELDRVAVVRMRNSYGIMSLGAASLILIVPCFDNFGELPLAMLEV CSIEGWICYWSQYLFHSICLLPTCVLNITYDSVAYSLLCFLKVQLQMLVLRLEKLGPVIEPQDNEKIAMELRECAAYYNR IVRFKDLVELFIKGPGSVQLMCSVLVLVSNLYDMSTMSIANGDAIFMLKTCIYQLVMLWQIFIICYASNEVTVQSSRLCH SIYSSQWTGWNRANRRIVLLMMQRFNSPMLLSTFNPTFAFSLEAFGSIVNCSYSYFALLKRVNS Comments: There's a complicated problem with the current Or46a/b gene(s). Like several of the Grs, we now recognize that they are alternatively spliced, starting with different promoters and first exons and sharing only the final short exon. So there is one gene, Or46a, with two alternatively transcribed transcripts, PA, and PB. Thus the current annotation CG17849-PA should have the final exon added, and a PB transcript added for the current 46b. CG17848 should be dropped. My cDNAs and proteins are above \- they are confirmed by the D. pseudoobscura comparison and by RT/PCR from antennae by Coral Warr (ex-postdoc in John Carlson's lab now in Australia and co-author on our manuscript). We call these proteins Or46aA/B.