(A) Human PIK3CD transcripts identified by 5′RACE in ECs or different human cell types [8] (upper panel) or found in the Ensembl database (lower panel). The PIK3CD transcripts in the Ensembl database are labelled as follows: A, PIK3CD-202; B, PIK3CD -001; C, PIK3CD-002; D, PIK3CD-201; E, PIK3CD-003; F, PIK3CD-005; G, PIK3CD-006; H, PIK3CD-203; and I, PIK3CD-004). Transcripts C, D and E lack the canonical exon −1 and instead contain an alternative exon −1 (indicated with an arrow). Evidence for a PIK3CD transcript with an additional upstream exon that is spliced between exons −2a and −1 and that is located 23 kb upstream of exon −2e in the genome was found in an EST isolated from pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells (GenBank® accession number BE246970; not shown). (B) Mouse Pik3cd transcripts identified by 5′RACE [8] (upper panel) or found in the Ensembl database (lower panel). The Pik3cd transcripts in the Ensembl database are labelled as follows: A, Pik3cd-001; B, Pik3cd-003; C, Pik3cd-012; D, Pik3cd-201; E, Pik3cd-007; F, Pik3cd-002; G, Pik3cd-008; H, Pik3cd-005; I, Pik3cd-004; J, Pik3cd-009; K, Pik3cd-010; L, Pik3cd-011; and M, Pik3cd-006. The first 5′ exon in transcripts E and G is homologous with human exon −2c (indicated with an asterisk). Exons are shown as boxes and introns are shown as connecting lines.