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LOCUS XM_017157405 8629 bp mRNA linear INV 09-DEC-2024 variant X2, mRNA. ACCESSION XM_017157405 VERSION XM_017157405.3 DBLINK BioProject: PRJNA1194641 KEYWORDS RefSeq. SOURCE Drosophila takahashii ORGANISM Drosophila takahashii Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Arthropoda; Hexapoda; Insecta; Pterygota; Neoptera; Endopterygota; Diptera; Brachycera; Muscomorpha; Ephydroidea; Drosophilidae; Drosophila; Sophophora. COMMENT MODEL REFSEQ: This record is predicted by automated computational analysis. This record is derived from a genomic sequence (NC_091683) annotated using gene prediction method: Gnomon. Also see: Documentation of NCBI's Annotation Process On Dec 9, 2024 this sequence version replaced XM_017157405.2. ##Genome-Annotation-Data-START## Annotation Provider :: NCBI RefSeq Annotation Status :: Full annotation Annotation Name :: GCF_030179915.1-RS_2024_12 Annotation Pipeline :: NCBI eukaryotic genome annotation pipeline Annotation Software Version :: 10.3 Annotation Method :: Gnomon; cmsearch; tRNAscan-SE Features Annotated :: Gene; mRNA; CDS; ncRNA Annotation Date :: 12/07/2024 ##Genome-Annotation-Data-END## FEATURES Location/Qualifiers source 1..8629 /organism="Drosophila takahashii" /mol_type="mRNA" /strain="IR98-3 E-12201" /db_xref="taxon:29030" /chromosome="X" /sex="female" /tissue_type="Whole fly" /dev_stage="Adult fly" /collected_by="Originally obtained from EHIME-Fly" gene 1..8629 /gene="Cht6" /note="Chitinase 6; Derived by automated computational analysis using gene prediction method: Gnomon. Supporting evidence includes similarity to: 6 Proteins" /db_xref="GeneID:108068041" CDS 270..7964 /gene="Cht6" /codon_start=1 /product="mucin-2 isoform X1" /protein_id="XP_017012894.2" /db_xref="GeneID:108068041" /translation="MLPFRRGAAWQTLFLLCALAYCINEASSEGRVVCYYTNWSVYRP GTAKFNPQNINPYLCTHLVYAFGGFTKDNQMKPFDKYQDIEQGGYAKFTGLKTYNKQL KTMIAIGGWNEASSRFSPLVASNERRQQFIKNILKFLRQNHFDGIDLDWEYPAHREGG KSRDRDNYAQFVQELRAEFEREAEKTGRTRLLLTMAVPAGIEYIDKGYDVPKLNKYLD WFNVLTYDFHSSHEPSVNHHAPLYSLEEDSEYNYDAELNIDYSIKYYLKAGADRDKLV LGIPTYGRSYTLINEESTELGAPSEGPGEQGDATREKGYLAYYEICQTLKDDPEWTVV QPNANVMGPYAYRRNQWVGYDDEAIVRKKAEYVVAQGLGGIMFWAIDNDDFRGTCNGK PYPLIEAAKEAMVEALGLGINEVAKPSGPQKPSRSRSRDNASTRNRLNGKTEATPSSR RPSATRRPAISSTSTTHAPPPSTTFKLTEAEGSSLYIGGRASTTPPPPTTPDPGSDFK CEEEGFFQHPRDCKKYYWCLDSGPSGLGIVAHMFTCPSGLYFNPAADSCDFARNVPCK TKKSTTAAPAVSSTTPLTTTVRSNRVTAAPTARPVYPRTTSSTSTTSTTTTTTTTTPS SVDEDLEYEEDTDELSPSKSSDAEEDPQVIKELIDLIRKVGGVEQLEKHLLRNKDGSI TLKENSASGAATTPSTISKSLYDRVLSRPGTLSSFTRNRFKISEATETSTEASSSLSS SSSGSSSGSSSGQYSKYSSVLRGNSRQGPQNEGIEKLAEFDGFLKERKQYVTINRHRS ASQGDEEQEEDQQEEEENLAEVQTTTTRRPLSSVTPSYTSLRRTRPTTVAPPAEQQPQ QQEEKEAVEQQTQTQVKSYATLSRTRGRTTAPPEVTEAAPSSTTNRYKYFERTRPTKS ASATEDANDEPTEDQEEEEYEDEQKDIVTVQSKQSTNTRKYASIGRRTTTTTTATPET TTTTTAGTETAKASTTTTTNKNNNHYNSSNNNYNNVKLNNLIPTEENNTATPSTTAQS ETTTTTTTNETTEPNESTSTTTITNNLHTITTTTTTPTPTPIVASTVPTTTTTTSNGI SSDSLLATELSEASPTLPPSNPDIETTTPTTTTSTTTTESELATTTTPRTTTTTGNIE LNDVNNNDVDEDSEVTKTKTQYKYATTNRRRITTTTTTTTNNNAEAANDASPTNGLSS LNSIRTNPGRRKPQSEQQTTQTTTTEPTISSPRPFGYPRRRTRPTSTVSTSTTTIPQT DNTDNNNNTDNNDNETGAVAQVVKKTRLSPGDRPKNRYQLSRTRGSTTNTTPTTQQPP TTTTTARRLAFGGRQRGQVTKLTLVDEQTEEHKEEDDDGEEEEKEAEEDSSTTTTTTT TSRPTPKRIRVLKFRRPLNSNSNSTTVDSTTNSATDTNNPDTTTPTTTTLSQSSNTTT TTNTTGNKRFRKIVRKLRPVVDSSSTASSVDNSEETTRKPFVPSHTRFTDLQDNNNDL VNLRQRIKEQQSRGEPQDGVISNRFKTLGQKDDQDVSDLQRLRDKVKAEQARGEGEQG VINDRLKKLLAEKGTSTNSRQREESSATEDESSASVSSARPFFKRKLVARRPYTPTSG SGGTTKAPLAFSTTRPTAKFVRKKNGRFDPFNSSVRNRGEGFVRSDPRGSRLPGADRF KSQSEDGEEVEERHVQNQFATTLRRPFVPKTRSEVTKPQQVGDEEGSEEEDDEEEEED SEEEGGDEEEDEEEDEAAEKNQPEEEEKKSQNNPYKPKDNRVLPGSRPTFGATGSGPT GSAGNVPFNPRQRPSSSSSIAPPANRFGTTKRPRVVNRPPGVASPNLTLKPVASDYER TTPLTLLKPAPFIPSNNRSYERKYTGPSTEASETASENSLIEELNIDALNARNKKIFD KHSKKHPALKPKVVKVEEVETGTEAVAVEEETTEEQQQEQGFVTTTPSTPLAPPPPST QSDTPATTTTDTTPPETETETETETEIETVTETETATNANEATSINSQDQSSSSNSSS TTQAPPPATTLLHVFTLLEGEGESENEGETTTTTRRPTQKARLHPTVQTEVVPKHKLI EINRIVEINSKQAKAAQRKSKANQDFGTLRVESLPHVEQLGEISVVKYVHLVDGSDIQ INDGHSTVADYTPTEPNFSASSAPVRNSLPETETTDTETDRSGKSLVPEVLTGALETS TISLEGLFDSARKGKQLSSNSIISETEESTTISSSSAAATETTGETTTPAPTYVRPIV PLLRPESNESSPLVISIANLDQVILSKVQKSLAEKSRTPADSSDSNSAFSLRQPLVVQ APEAANTNTLNTEDQTVNGAVQTTTTRPSDDQVAEETTIFSIETATEPQISTQITQDS ETLTARPIGAVIMGQLGLNTQTTTTADNGNQENTQTTSTISSADNNNNNSHQENTQTT ISGAISSEAISNKNNNHLTLDTQTTVTKNSPENTQTTTTTTTIGAISGAIGGSINPST QVTTTTNSNSTTTSSSSTTTTVGSKVSEAVSFSSESHVVHRKKMGRKGRGRRLRNRKT TTTTTTTETPTTVEASLDDTTTVVPE" misc_feature 363..1481 /gene="Cht6" /note="This conserved domain family includes a large number of catalytically inactive chitinase-like lectins (chitolectins) including YKL-39, YKL-40 (HCGP39), YM1, oviductin, and AMCase (acidic mammalian chitinase), as well as catalytically active...; Region: GH18_chitolectin_chitotriosidase; cd02872" /db_xref="CDD:119351" misc_feature order(372..374,384..386,600..605,717..719,723..728, 864..869,936..938,942..947,960..962,1113..1115,1119..1121, 1203..1205,1401..1403) /gene="Cht6" /note="active site" /db_xref="CDD:119351" misc_feature 1794..1964 /gene="Cht6" /note="Chitin binding Peritrophin-A domain; Region: CBM_14; pfam01607" /db_xref="CDD:426342" misc_feature 7083..>7709 /gene="Cht6" /note="MSCRAMM family adhesin clumping factor ClfA; Region: MSCRAMM_ClfA; NF033609" /db_xref="CDD:468110" polyA_site 8629 /gene="Cht6" /experiment="COORDINATES: polyA evidence [ECO:0006239]" ORIGIN 1 ttttttcttg ttgattttgc gtgcctcgag tgaatgtgga aaattcattt gcagatagcc 61 tttctgcgat tcgatatcat tattttttcc tcctcgtcgt tgtcgtcgcg tttaactgaa 121 ataataacaa caacaacaac gagagcagca gcaacatcag cagcagcaac agcaacagca 181 acagcgacag cagcaacacc attgccagca gcaacatcta gcccaaagga gccttgtatt 241 gccacctcga ccagcaaaaa gccgccaaaa tgcttccgtt ccggcgtgga gcggcctggc 301 aaacgctctt cctgctctgc gctctcgcct attgcataaa tgaagccagc agcgagggtc 361 gcgtggtctg ctactacaca aactggagtg tctatcggcc gggcaccgcc aagttcaatc 421 cgcagaacat caatccatac ctgtgtacac atttggtgta cgcattcggt ggattcacga 481 aggacaacca gatgaagccc tttgacaagt accaggacat cgagcagggt ggctatgcca 541 agttcactgg actcaaaacg tacaacaaac agctgaagac catgattgcc atcggcggtt 601 ggaacgaggc gagttccaga ttttcgcccc tggtggcgag caacgagcgc cgccagcagt 661 tcatcaagaa catcctgaag ttcctgcgcc agaaccactt cgatggcatc gatctcgact 721 gggagtatcc ggctcatcgc gagggcggca agtcccgcga tcgcgacaac tatgcccagt 781 ttgtccagga gctgcgggcc gagttcgaaa gggaggcgga gaaaacggga cgcacccgac 841 tcctgctcac catggccgtg cccgccggca tcgagtacat cgacaagggc tacgatgtgc 901 ccaagctgaa caagtatctg gattggttca atgtgctcac ctacgacttc cactcctccc 961 acgagccgtc ggtcaaccac cacgctccgc tctattcgct ggaggaggat tccgagtaca 1021 actacgatgc cgagctgaat attgactact ccattaaata ctacctgaaa gcgggtgccg 1081 atcgggacaa gctggtcctg ggcattccca cctatggacg atcctacact ttgatcaacg 1141 aggagagcac cgaactgggg gcaccttccg agggtccggg agagcagggt gatgccacgc 1201 gcgaaaaggg atacctggcc tactatgaaa tctgtcagac cctcaaggac gatcccgagt 1261 ggacggtggt gcagccgaat gccaatgtga tgggtcccta cgcctacagg cgcaaccagt 1321 gggtgggcta cgatgacgag gccattgtgc gcaagaaggc cgagtatgtg gtggcccagg 1381 gactgggcgg cattatgttc tgggccatcg acaacgacga tttccgcggc acctgcaacg 1441 gcaagcccta tccgctcatc gaggcggcca aggaggccat ggtggaggca ctgggactgg 1501 gcatcaacga ggtggccaag ccaagtggtc cccagaaacc gtcgcgatct cgcagtcgcg 1561 acaatgccag caccaggaat cgtctgaatg gcaagaccga agccacgccc agttcaagga 1621 ggcccagtgc caccagaagg ccagccataa gctccaccag caccacccac gcaccgccac 1681 cgagcaccac cttcaagcta acggaggccg agggctcttc gctgtatatt ggaggcaggg 1741 cctccaccac accgccaccg cccacgactc ccgatccggg ctcggacttc aagtgcgagg 1801 aggagggctt cttccagcat cccagggact gcaagaaata ctactggtgc ctggacagtg 1861 gaccctctgg cctgggcatt gtggctcaca tgttcacctg tccgtcggga ctctacttca 1921 atccggccgc cgattcctgc gactttgcac gcaatgtgcc ctgcaagacc aaaaaatcca 1981 ccacagcggc accggcagtg agctccacca caccgctgac caccacagtg cgttcgaatc 2041 gggtgactgc ggcgcccaca gctcgtcccg tttatccacg aaccaccagc agcactagca 2101 ccaccagcac tacaaccacc accacaacaa ccaccccgtc gtctgttgat gaagatttgg 2161 agtacgagga ggacaccgat gagctgtcgc ccagcaagtc gagcgatgcc gaggaggatc 2221 cgcaggtgat caaggagctg atcgatctga ttcgcaaggt gggcggtgtg gagcagctgg 2281 agaagcatct gctgcgcaac aaggatggct ccattacgtt gaaggagaat tccgcgagtg 2341 gtgcggccac cacaccttct actattagta aatctctgta cgatcgtgtg ttgagtcgac 2401 ctggcacttt gagttccttc acccgcaatc gcttcaagat cagcgaagcc accgagacga 2461 gcacggaggc cagctcttct ttgagtagct cttcgagtgg ctcatcgagt ggctcatcga 2521 gtggccaata ctccaaatac tcctccgtcc tgaggggcaa cagccgccag ggtccacaga 2581 acgagggcat tgaaaagttg gccgagttcg atggcttcct gaaggagcgc aagcaatatg 2641 tgaccatcaa tcgccatcga tcggcgagtc agggcgatga ggagcaggag gaggatcagc 2701 aggaggagga ggagaacctg gccgaggttc aaacaacaac cacccgtcgt ccgctgagct 2761 cagtcacccc ctcttacacg agtctcagac gcaccaggcc caccacagtg gcaccgccgg 2821 cagaacaaca accacagcag caggaggaga aggaggcggt ggagcaacag acccagactc 2881 aggtcaaatc ctatgccacc ttgagtcgca cgcgtggacg caccactgca ccaccagagg 2941 tcacggaagc ggcgcccagt tcgacaacca atcgttacaa atactttgag cgtacgcgac 3001 ccaccaagag tgccagtgcc actgaggatg ccaacgatga gccgacggag gaccaggaag 3061 aggaggagta cgaggacgag caaaaggaca ttgttacggt acagagcaaa caaagcacaa 3121 acacacgtaa atatgcgagc atcggccgca gaacaacaac caccacaaca gcaacaccag 3181 aaactacaac aacaacaacc gccggcactg agactgccaa ggccagcacc accaccacca 3241 ccaacaagaa caacaaccac tacaacagca gcaataacaa ctacaacaat gtgaaactga 3301 ataacctaat accaacagaa gagaacaaca cagcaacacc cagcaccacc gcccaatccg 3361 aaaccaccac caccactaca actaacgaaa ccactgaacc aaatgaaagc acctcaacca 3421 caaccataac taataacctg cataccatca ccaccaccac caccacaccc acacccacac 3481 caattgtagc ctccactgtc ccaacaacaa caacaaccac ctccaatggc attagctcag 3541 actctctgct agccaccgag ctgagcgaag cctcgcccac cctccctcct tccaatcccg 3601 acatagaaac aaccacaccg acaacaacca cctcaaccac aacaacggaa tccgaactgg 3661 ccactacaac cacaccgaga acaacaacca caacaggcaa catcgaactg aatgacgtga 3721 acaacaacga cgtggacgag gacagcgagg taacgaaaac caagacccaa tacaagtatg 3781 cgaccaccaa ccgtcgacgt ataaccacaa caacaacaac caccaccaac aacaatgcag 3841 aagcagcgaa cgatgctagt ccaacaaacg gtttgagtag tttaaatagc attagaacca 3901 acccgggcag aaggaaaccc caatcagaac aacagaccac ccaaacaaca accaccgaac 3961 caaccatttc tagtccccga ccctttggtt atccccgacg tcgcacacga cccaccagca 4021 cagtcagcac tagcacaacc acaattcccc aaaccgataa taccgataat aataacaata 4081 ccgataataa cgataacgaa accggagcag ttgcgcaagt agtgaagaag acacgactat 4141 ctccagggga taggcccaag aatcgttatc aattgagccg caccagaggc agcaccacca 4201 acaccacccc aacaacacaa caacccccaa caacaaccac cacagccaga agactggcct 4261 ttgggggccg tcagcgtggc caggtaacta aactaaccct agtcgatgag cagactgaag 4321 aacacaaaga ggaagatgat gatggagaag aagaggagaa ggaggcggaa gaagactcca 4381 gcacaacaac aaccaccaca accaccagca gaccaacacc aaagcgcata cgtgtgctga 4441 aattccgcag acccttgaat agcaatagca atagtaccac tgtagatagc accactaata 4501 gcgccactga cactaataac ccagacacca ccacaccaac aacaaccaca ttgagccaaa 4561 gcagcaacac caccaccacc acaaacacca ctggcaacaa gcgtttccgc aaaattgtcc 4621 gcaaactgag gcctgtggtg gactcttcga gtaccgcgtc tagtgtggac aattccgagg 4681 aaaccacccg taaacctttc gttcccagcc acaccagatt cacggatttg caggacaaca 4741 acaacgatct ggtgaatctt cgccagcgga tcaaggagca gcaatcacgg ggcgagccgc 4801 aggatggtgt gatcagcaat cgattcaaga ccctcggtca aaaggacgat caggatgttt 4861 cggatttgca gaggttgcgc gacaaggtga aggccgaaca ggcgagagga gagggtgagc 4921 agggtgtgat caacgatcgc ctgaagaagt tgctggccga aaagggcaca agtacgaatt 4981 ctcgccagag agaagaatcc tcggccacag aagacgagtc ttccgcgtcg gtttcctcgg 5041 ccagaccctt cttcaaacgc aaactggtgg cccgtcgacc ctatacacca acctcgggca 5101 gtggtggcac caccaaggca ccactcgcct tcagcaccac ccgacccacc gcgaagtttg 5161 tgcgcaagaa gaacggccgc ttcgatccct tcaactcgag tgttcgcaat cgcggcgagg 5221 gcttcgtgag aagcgatccc cgtggctcca gattgccggg agccgatcgc ttcaagagtc 5281 agtcggaaga cggtgaggag gtggaagaaa ggcatgtgca gaatcagttt gccaccacct 5341 tgcgacgacc ttttgtgccg aagacgcgat cggaggtgac taaaccacag caggttggag 5401 atgaagaggg cagtgaggaa gaagacgacg aggaagagga ggaggattcc gaggaagagg 5461 gcggcgacga agaggaggat gaggaagaag atgaggcggc tgagaagaat cagccggaag 5521 aggaggagaa aaagtcccag aacaacccgt acaagcccaa ggataaccgc gtgctgccgg 5581 gcagtcgacc cacctttgga gccaccggaa gtggacccac tggctccgca ggcaacgtgc 5641 ccttcaatcc ccgccagcgt ccatcatctt caagcagcat tgcaccaccg gccaaccgct 5701 ttggcaccac caagcgacca cgcgtcgtca accgaccacc cggagtggcc tcacctaact 5761 tgaccttgaa accggtggcc agtgattacg agcgcaccac accgctgacc cttttgaagc 5821 cggcaccctt tatacccagc aataatagga gctacgagcg aaaatacacg ggtccctcca 5881 cagaggcctc tgagacggcc agcgagaatt cgctgatcga agagctgaat atcgatgcgc 5941 tgaatgcgag gaacaagaag atcttcgaca agcacagcaa gaagcatccg gcactgaagc 6001 ccaaggtggt gaaggttgag gaggtggaaa ccggaacgga ggcggtggcg gtggaggagg 6061 aaaccaccga ggagcagcag caggaacagg gctttgtgac caccacaccc agtacaccac 6121 tagcaccacc accacccagc acacagtcag acacaccagc caccaccacc acagacacca 6181 cgccaccaga aacagaaact gaaactgaaa cagaaactga aatagaaact gtaaccgaaa 6241 ctgaaacagc gaccaatgct aatgaagcca cttccatcaa ttcacaggat caatcgagca 6301 gcagcaacag cagcagcacc actcaggcac caccgcctgc caccaccctg ctgcatgtgt 6361 tcaccctgct cgagggtgag ggtgagtccg agaatgaggg tgaaaccacc accacgacga 6421 gaaggccgac gcagaaggcc cgtcttcatc ccactgtgca aacggaggtg gtgcccaagc 6481 acaagttgat cgagatcaat cgcattgtcg agatcaattc gaagcaggcc aaggctgctc 6541 agcggaaatc gaaggctaat caggactttg gaacgctgcg cgtggaatcg ctgccccatg 6601 tggagcagct gggcgagatc agtgtggtga agtacgtcca tctggtggat ggaagtgata 6661 ttcaaatcaa tgatggccac agcacagtgg ctgattatac gcccacggag cccaacttct 6721 cagcttcgtc ggcacctgtg aggaattccc tgccagaaac ggaaacaacc gataccgaaa 6781 ccgatcgtag tggcaaatcc ttggttccag aagtgctgac cggcgccctg gagacctcga 6841 ccatctcgct ggagggacta ttcgattccg ccaggaaggg caagcaactg agcagcaata 6901 gcattatcag tgaaacagaa gagagcacca ccattagcag cagcagtgct gcggccaccg 6961 aaaccaccgg ggagacaacc acaccggcac ccacttacgt aagacccatt gtacccctcc 7021 tacgacccga gtccaatgag tcctcgcccc tggtcatttc gatagccaat ctcgatcagg 7081 tgattctgag caaggtgcaa aagtcgctgg ccgagaagag ccgaacccct gccgattctt 7141 ctgactcaaa ttcggccttc tcgctgcgcc agccgctggt ggtgcaggct ccagaagccg 7201 caaacacgaa cacactcaac actgaagatc aaacggtcaa tggtgctgtg caaacaacaa 7261 ccactaggcc atcagacgat caggtggctg aagagaccac aatctttagc attgagaccg 7321 ccactgagcc acagattagt acacaaataa cacaagacag tgaaacacta acagccaggc 7381 caattggtgc tgtgattatg ggtcagcttg gtctaaacac acaaacaaca accaccgctg 7441 acaacggcaa tcaggaaaat actcaaacaa cgagcacaat tagcagtgct gacaacaaca 7501 acaacaacag ccaccaagaa aatactcaaa caacaatcag tggcgctatt agttccgaag 7561 ctattagtaa caagaacaac aaccacctga cactcgatac acaaacaaca gtcaccaaaa 7621 acagtccaga aaatacgcaa acaacaacaa ccacaaccac aattggcgca attagtgggg 7681 ctattggtgg cagcataaat ccgagcacac aagtaacaac aaccaccaat agcaatagca 7741 ccaccactag cagcagcagc accacaacca cagtgggcag caaagttagc gaggcagtta 7801 gctttagttc ggagtcgcat gtggtgcatc gcaaaaagat ggggcgcaag gggcgtggcc 7861 gacgcctgcg caaccgcaaa acaacgacaa caacaacaac cacagagacg ccgaccacgg 7921 tggaggcgtc gcttgacgac accaccacgg tggttccgga ataggtcaca aaaagaacca 7981 caaaacaacc agagaaaatc agcgtagtta gttatttcta gtcttagccc ttatcttatc 8041 cacagaagag agtcttctgc gaaattaacc cttttgttgc caaaacctta gataattggc 8101 tgcgttgctt tggcttaaca acaacaacca tggcaagaaa atcaaaaatc aaattaagta 8161 aacaaccatt tcggctgctt ttaaactctt tccaaatttc ccagtgctgc tgcttttaat 8221 ttgaatactc tactatatat atctattttt ttttttgcta tgtaaattat ttaaacaatt 8281 cgtattcttc gagctgccat acctaaacaa caacaacacc cacacaacat atacatccac 8341 tcacacacat tcgttcacac atgcagatgc gaaaagtctt tccttggttc aaatatagaa 8401 tagaaatcta gaaatctaga caaacaacga ccctcagtgg atgcaaaatc ttgatcaact 8461 tgaagtaact cttaatggct tttaccaggc gcagttctct ctcacaattc tatctctttg 8521 ctaatcaatt tttttcactc tttccccctc tatccgaaat actttaagtc tagctttagt 8581 tgtaaaatat ttatgcacaa caataaaata atgaacaaaa agaaacaaa