Subject: cdna GM10525 Hi, We just noticed that GM10525 can be assigned to the perlecan gene. We have cloned a portion of its cDNA independently, and it partially overlaps with some of our sequence. . Best wishes Stefan \-- Subject: Re: cdna GM10525 Hi Stefan, I saw your mail to the BDGP about GM10525. The correspondence between GM10525 and the perlecan gene is something I would like to capture for the FlyBase genes file, though we do not yet have a gene record for perlecan. Would it be OK for me to use your mail as a pc to FlyBase to serve as a source for the information? If so, do you have a symbol for perlecan? If not, I will simply use perlecan in full until you publish an abbreviated form. Many thanks. Best regards, Rachel. Subject: Re: cdna GM10525 Hi Rachel, you can quote me; the gene name is somewhat difficult, all reasonable 3-letter names are already taken, except for 'pcn'. If 4 letters are allowed, then I would prefer 'pcan'. perlecan maps at 3A. You can also quote me on that, too. . Best wishes Stefan