Subject: EDRC99 - abstract ID399 Subject: EDRC99 - abstract ID399 Dear Dr. Sergeev, We are currently curating the abstracts for the upcoming European Drosophila Research Conference in Zurich, for FlyBase. I am writing in connection with your abstract: 'Molecular characterization of falten, a gene required for correct morphogenetic movements during gastrulation' You mention a gene that is new to FlyBase, fal. In your abstract you state that 'parts of fal overlap with pipe'. Could you confirm that this means that the transcription units overlap ? Also, are the genes transcribed in the same or opposite direction and which ends of the transcripts overlap ? Thank you for your help, with best wishes, Chihiro \---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chihiro Yamada. FlyBase (Cambridge), \---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: EDRC99 - abstract ID398 Subject: EDRC99 - abstract ID398 Dear Dr. Heller, We are currently curating the abstracts for the upcoming European Drosophila Research Conference in Zurich, for FlyBase. I am writing in connection with your abstract: 'falten, a gene that is required for correct morphogenetic movements during gastrulation, acts independently of the fog pathway' You mention a gene that is new to FlyBase, fal. Do you have a map location for fal? It is nice if we can keep as many gene records as possible anchored to the map. Thank you for your help, with best wishes, Chihiro \---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chihiro Yamada. FlyBase (Cambridge), \---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Your question Dear Chihiro Both Pavel Sergeev and Astrid Heller gave me your e-mails concerning a gene we call fal in our abstracts. I am sorry I could not answer earlier. I am very much uptaken with the organisation of the EDRC99. Here my answers: map location 76A, yes the transcription units overlap. The genes fal and pipe are transcribed in opposite directions with overlapping 3'ends. I hope this helps. Best wishes, PD Dr. Monica Steinmann-Zwicky Zoological Institute, University of Zurich Winterthurerstrasse 190 CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
