Subject: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-10248
Dear Melissa,
We are currently curating the abstracts for the upcoming 44th
(Chicago) Annual Drosophila Research Conference, for FlyBase.
I am writing in connection with your abstract:
The Identification and Characterization of persephone, a Gene that
Codes for a Transcription Factor in Drosophila melanogaster.
You mention the CG30011 gene, which you have named persephone.
Unfortunately you will not be able to use this gene symbol as there
already is a gene called  psh:persephone  (FBgn0030926). Sorry to be the
bearer of bad tidings. Please could you choose a different  symbol:name 
for CG30011 and let me know what it is so that I can enter it into the
database as soon as possible.
Thank you very much for your help,
with best wishes,
Rachel.
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Rachel Drysdale, Ph.D.
FlyBase (Cambridge),
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Subject: Re: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-10248
Dear Rachel,
Sorry, I did not know that persephone was already being used. I renamed the
CG30011 gene. The new name is  gem:gemini .
Thank you for your patience,
Melissa