Subject: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-10113
Dear Edward,
We are currently curating the abstracts for the upcoming 42nd
(Washington, D.C.) Annual Drosophila Research Conference, for FlyBase.
I am writing in connection with your abstract:
'Molecular Cloning, Genomic Organization and Expression of a Drosophila
Cholecystokinin-like Receptor.'
You mention two genes that are new to FlyBase, though do not name
them. Do you know which of the Genome Project CG annotations your
genes correspond to? Might they be CG6894 and CG6857? All the CGs
have corresponding gene records in FlyBase already and we don't like to
make duplicate records for what is actually the same gene unless we
can't avoid it. If your genes do not correspond to CGs then perhaps
you could tell me their map location, as this is valuable information
for the genome annotation project. Also, this would be a good time for
you to suggest a gene name each for your new genes (CckR-17D1 and
CckR-17D3 perhaps?).
Thank you for your help,
with best wishes,
Rachel.
Subject: RE: Helping FlyBase: ADRC-10113
Rachel,
.....The genes do correspond to CG6857 and a combination of
CG6894 and adjacent CG6881. We've been holding off on naming the genes
pending completion of functional analysis. Up to this point, I've been
referring to them using the CG annotation. If names are required now, those
that you suggested would be fine perhaps with the slight change CCKLR-17D1
and CCKLR-17D3 (indicating that they are CCK-like receptors to reflect that
we've been unable to establish that Drosophila express a CCK-related
peptide).
...
Ed McBride